Nykredit A S Invests $11.45 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S acquired 63,764 Verisk Analytics shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $11.45 million. Institutional investors and hedge funds own about 90% of VRSK’s outstanding stock.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $230.29, compared with the reported share price of $185.79.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly earnings expectations, reporting $1.98 in EPS and $806.3 million in revenue, while revenue grew 4.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, although insiders sold shares totaling approximately $2.4 million over the past 90 days.

Nykredit A S acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 63,764 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $11,448,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $230.29.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $185.79 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $24.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $190.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released 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 negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis 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%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total value of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

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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