Commerce Bank Acquires New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Commerce Bank acquired 8,614 shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter, valued at approximately $1.55 million. Institutional investors own about 90% of the company’s outstanding stock.
• Verisk reported quarterly earnings of $1.98 per share, beating estimates of $1.93, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year to $806.3 million. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equating to a 1.1% yield.
• Analyst sentiment remains mixed, with the stock carrying a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $236.27. Verisk shares opened at $188.49, while insiders have sold 22,227 shares worth roughly $4.17 million over the past 90 days.

Commerce Bank purchased 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. The fund purchased 8,614 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,546,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $20,249,000 after purchasing an additional 18,461 shares in the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $66,778,000 after buying an additional 14,720 shares in the last quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $2,367,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 76,761 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $17,171,000 after acquiring an additional 5,740 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.6%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $188.49 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.95, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.23.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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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