Pictet Asset Management Holding SA Has $14.06 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Pictet Asset Management trimmed its stake in Verisk by 11% to 62,836 shares, valued at about $14.06 million at quarter end after selling 7,727 shares.
• Verisk reported an EPS beat ($1.82 vs. $1.76), set FY2026 guidance of 7.45–7.75 EPS, and announced a $2.5 billion share repurchase plan (up to 10.1% of shares) plus a quarterly dividend of $0.50 ($2.00 annual, ~1.1% yield).
• Wall Street interest is generally positive — several upgrades (including Raymond James and Wells Fargo) lifted price targets to $260 and $240, and the consensus rating is a Moderate Buy with a $238.20 target.

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA decreased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 11.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 62,836 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 7,727 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $14,056,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 223.9% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 149 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned 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 has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $238.20.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 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, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer 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. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $181.11 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $190.18 and a 200-day moving average of $207.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.73 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57, a PEG ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $161.70 and a 12 month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

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

Verisk Analytics Company 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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