Prudential PLC Has $18.23 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Prudential PLC boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in Q3, owning 72,488 shares after adding 42,499 shares, valued at about $18.23 million (roughly 0.05% of the company).
• Verisk beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.82 vs. $1.60), reported $778.8 million in revenue (up 5.8% year-over-year), and issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 7.45–7.75.
• The board authorized a $2.50 billion share buyback (up to 10.1% of shares) and raised the quarterly dividend to $0.50 ($2.00 annualized, ~1.0% yield).

Prudential PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 141.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,488 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 42,499 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC owned about 0.05% of Verisk Analytics worth $18,231,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Regal Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 13.2% during the third quarter. Regal Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,163 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $544,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 2,306 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $580,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares during the last quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at $515,000. Finally, Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $314,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $201.22 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $204.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.04. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The firm has a market cap of $27.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is 27.73%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company's stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of several research reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Argus downgraded Verisk Analytics from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $237.20.

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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