Dearborn Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 142,071 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Dearborn Partners initiated a position in Verisk Analytics by purchasing 142,071 shares worth approximately $25.5 million, representing 1.2% of its portfolio and 0.11% of Verisk’s outstanding shares. Institutional investors collectively own about 90% of the company.
• Verisk reported quarterly revenue of $806.3 million and adjusted earnings of $1.98 per share, exceeding analyst estimates, while revenue increased 4.3% year over year. The company issued fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.45–$7.75.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to a $2.00 annual payout and a 1.0% yield. Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating with an average price target of $236.27, although insiders sold more than $4.1 million in shares during the quarter.

Dearborn Partners LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 142,071 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $25,506,000. Verisk Analytics accounts for approximately 1.2% of Dearborn Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Dearborn Partners LLC owned about 0.11% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the 4th 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 during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $66,778,000 after purchasing an additional 14,720 shares during the period. Premier Fund Managers Ltd purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,367,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 76,761 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $17,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,740 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,273,877.74. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.7%

VRSK stock opened at $191.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $273.83. The company's 50 day moving average is $188.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.34. The stock has a market cap of $24.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.88 EPS. The business'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. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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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