Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.4%, selling 4,604 shares, and now owns 1,202,046 shares valued at approximately $357.7 million.
• Insider transactions include Director Christopher John Perry purchasing 1,000 shares, increasing his ownership by 129.37%, while Samuel G. Liss sold 11,656 shares, decreasing his stake by 14.77%.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed reviews for Verisk Analytics, with price targets ranging from $300 to $335 and a consensus rating of "Hold."

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP reduced its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 0.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,202,046 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 4,604 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 0.86% of Verisk Analytics worth $357,736,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 3,175 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $945,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Selby Investments LP lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the first quarter. Bennett Selby Investments LP now owns 1,208 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $359,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.2% during the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 389 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.3% in the first quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 1,177 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $350,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC now owns 3,993 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,170,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock traded up $1.67 on Thursday, reaching $272.52. The stock had a trading volume of 216,648 shares, compared to its average volume of 904,873. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $292.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $295.95. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $259.01 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.11. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.67% and a return on equity of 460.89%. The business had revenue of $772.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $767.91 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.74 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is presently 27.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $305.60.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $259.80 per share, with a total value of $259,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,773 shares in the company, valued at approximately $460,625.40. This represents a 129.37% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Nicholas Daffan sold 5,419 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.10, for a total transaction of $1,723,783.90. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 56,701 shares in the company, valued at $18,036,588.10. This trade represents a 8.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 25,620 shares of company stock worth $7,862,427 over the last ninety days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.