Rathbones Group PLC Purchases 12,111 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Rathbones Group PLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 8.8%, buying 12,111 shares to hold 149,449 shares worth about $37.59 million (≈0.11% of the company).
• Verisk beat quarterly estimates (EPS $1.82 vs. $1.60), set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75, raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50, and authorized a $2.5 billion share repurchase plan (up to 10.1% of shares).
• Institutional investors own about 90% of Verisk, and analysts' consensus rating is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $237.20.

Rathbones Group PLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 8.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 149,449 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 12,111 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC owned 0.11% of Verisk Analytics worth $37,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after purchasing an additional 346,525 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $375,433,000 after buying an additional 360,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $415,334,000 after buying an additional 58,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $214.75 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $206.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $226.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

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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