Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS Has $20.39 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. boosted its Verisk stake by 17.0% in Q4 to 91,145 shares (an additional 13,253 shares), valued at about $20.39 million and representing 0.07% of the company.
• Verisk announced a $2.50 billion share repurchase program (up to 10.1% of outstanding shares) and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share (annualized $2.00, ~1.1% yield).
• Analysts have a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of $238.20, and Verisk posted a Q1 beat (EPS $1.82 vs. $1.76) while guiding FY2026 EPS to $7.45–$7.75.

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 17.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 91,145 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 13,253 shares during the quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS owned 0.07% of Verisk Analytics worth $20,388,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 223.9% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 149 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $238.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $181.11 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.70 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company's 50-day moving average price is $190.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $207.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market cap of $23.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.72.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. The company's revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total transaction of $68,628.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,428,654.88. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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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