EFG International AG Invests $1.34 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• EFG International acquired 7,485 shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter, valued at approximately $1.34 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds collectively own about 90% of the company.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $1.98 in earnings per share versus the $1.93 consensus estimate and $806.3 million in revenue, up 4.3% year over year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to a $2.00 annualized payout and a 1.1% yield. Analysts maintain an average “Hold” rating with a consensus price target of $236.27.

EFG International AG bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 7,485 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,344,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. XXEC Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,852,678,000. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $346,457,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $205,092,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $187.87 on Thursday. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $188.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.26. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $24.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $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. On average, sell-side analysts expect 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were 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 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on VRSK. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics 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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