Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 7,480 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,343,000.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Essex Bank boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,771,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Barr E S & Co. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics
In other Verisk Analytics news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group increased 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. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $236.27.
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Verisk Analytics Price Performance
VRSK opened at $187.50 on Monday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $274.78. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $187.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.26. The company has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.
Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics'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. As a group, research analysts anticipate 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.
Verisk Analytics Profile
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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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