Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 111,878 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $20,085,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.09% of Verisk Analytics as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $290,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Barr E S & Co. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $441,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.
Verisk Analytics Trading Down 2.3%
Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $181.67 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $23.65 billion, a PE ratio of 27.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $187.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $186.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $276.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.
Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm's revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.
Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 is presently 30.72%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $236.27.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 24,162 shares of company stock worth $4,503,095 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Verisk Analytics Company Profile
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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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