Korea Investment CORP Invests $4.44 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Korea Investment Corp. acquired a new $4.44 million stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter, purchasing 24,744 shares. Institutional investors collectively own approximately 90% of the company.
• Verisk reported quarterly EPS of $1.98, exceeding estimates of $1.93, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year to $806.3 million. The company reaffirmed fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $7.45–$7.75.
• Analysts have a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $236.27, while insiders sold 22,227 shares worth $4.17 million in the last quarter. Verisk also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share.

Korea Investment CORP acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 24,744 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $4,442,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $20,249,000 after buying an additional 18,461 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 14,720 shares during the period. Premier Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,367,000. Finally, Danske Bank A S lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 76,761 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $17,171,000 after acquiring an additional 5,740 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other 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 value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. 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 note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $189.55 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $273.83. The company's 50 day moving average price is $188.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.24.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. Verisk Analytics's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

About Verisk Analytics

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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