EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. Has $2.32 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. trimmed its Verisk Analytics stake by 49.8%, selling 9,153 shares and now holding 9,212 shares valued at about $2.32 million.
• Verisk beat quarterly expectations (EPS $1.82 vs. $1.60 est.), set FY2026 guidance of 7.45–7.75 EPS, and the board approved a $2.5 billion share buyback while raising the quarterly dividend to $0.50.
• Institutional ownership stands at 90% (Vanguard holds ~17.24M shares), and analysts' consensus is a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target near $237.20.

EFG Asset Management Americas Corp. trimmed its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 49.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,212 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 9,153 shares during the quarter. EFG Asset Management Americas Corp.'s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after buying an additional 346,525 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,346,605,000 after acquiring an additional 158,791 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $556,192,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,493,296 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $374,547,000 after acquiring an additional 89,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $375,433,000 after purchasing an additional 360,419 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $201.22 on Friday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $204.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $223.73. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.Verisk Analytics's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

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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