California State Teachers Retirement System Acquires 39,604,236 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• California State Teachers Retirement System dramatically increased its Verisk Analytics stake by 39.6 million shares in the second quarter, ending with 39.84 million shares worth approximately $7.15 billion, or 30.61% of the company.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.98 in adjusted EPS and $806.3 million in revenue, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year. The company guided for fiscal 2026 EPS of $7.45–$7.75.
• Shares opened at $175.49, down 5.5%, despite a consensus analyst rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.71. Verisk also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing a 1.1% yield.

California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 17,108.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,835,732 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 39,604,236 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System owned about 30.61% of Verisk Analytics worth $7,151,709,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 5.5%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $175.49 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.96, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $190.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.91.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on VRSK. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $226.71.

About Verisk Analytics

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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