Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA Takes $18.94 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA opened a new position in Verisk Analytics—buying 75,308 shares valued at approximately $18.94 million, about 0.05% of the company.
• Verisk topped quarterly estimates with $1.82 EPS (vs. $1.60 expected) and $778.8M revenue, set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS, and its board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to 10.1% of shares).
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50 (annualized $2.00, ~1.0% yield), and analysts show a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating with a $237.20 price target.

Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 75,308 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $18,935,000. Kepler Cheuvreux Suisse SA owned approximately 0.05% of Verisk Analytics as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other 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 approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $202.66 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $205.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $224.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81.

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

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.73%.

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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