Blair William & Co. IL Purchases 13,394 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.5%, buying 13,394 shares to hold 396,691 shares (about 0.28% of the company) valued at roughly $99.77 million.
• Verisk beat quarterly estimates with $1.82 EPS (vs. $1.60) and $778.8M revenue, set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS, launched a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to 10.1% of shares) and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50.
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" on VRSK with a consensus target price of $237.20 (ratings mix: 1 Strong Buy, 7 Buy, 7 Hold, 1 Sell).

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 3.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 396,691 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 13,394 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned approximately 0.28% of Verisk Analytics worth $99,772,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $28,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Wolfe Research reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VRSK opened at $214.75 on Friday. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $206.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company's stock, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc NASDAQ: VRSK is a data analytics and decision‑support provider that helps organizations assess and manage risk. The company supplies data, predictive models and software to customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, government, energy and other commercial markets. Its offerings are designed to support underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection and regulatory compliance, enabling clients to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.

Verisk's product portfolio combines large proprietary datasets with analytics platforms and industry‑specific applications.

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