Nykredit A S Acquires Shares of 54,450 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 54,450 Verisk Analytics shares in the second quarter, valued at approximately $9.8 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds own about 90% of the company.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.71, despite some recent target reductions.
• Verisk reported quarterly revenue of $806.3 million and EPS of $1.98, exceeding expectations, while revenue grew 4.3% year over year. The company also declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 1.1% yield.

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 54,450 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $9,775,000.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 255,194 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $57,255,000 after acquiring an additional 40,885 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 233,328 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $52,193,000 after purchasing an additional 42,295 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 880.1% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 60,285 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $10,823,000 after purchasing an additional 54,134 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $20,085,000. Finally, XXEC Inc. grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 526.4% in the first quarter. XXEC Inc. now owns 124,617 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $23,646,000 after purchasing an additional 104,723 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $226.71.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 12,390 shares of company stock valued at $2,470,792 in the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $175.41 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $189.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $253.35.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 analysts' expectations of $804.02 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is 30.72%.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc NASDAQ: VRSK, commonly known as Verisk, is a data analytics and technology company that helps organizations manage risk and make informed decisions. The company primarily serves the insurance industry, providing data, predictive analytics, software and decision-support tools for property and casualty insurers, life insurers and other risk-focused businesses.

Verisk's products and services support insurance underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection, actuarial analysis and regulatory compliance.

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