Shelter Mutual Insurance Co Invests $7.13 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. acquired a new $7.13 million stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter, purchasing 39,700 shares. Institutional investors collectively own about 90% of Verisk’s outstanding stock.
• Analysts maintain a generally cautious outlook, with a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $236.27. Recent targets range from $185 to $247.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $1.98 in EPS and $806.3 million in revenue, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, representing a 1.1% yield.

Shelter Mutual Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 39,700 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $7,127,000. Verisk Analytics makes up about 1.5% of Shelter Mutual Insurance Co's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. 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 worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Essex Bank boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Barr E S & Co. increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.1%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $187.50 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $274.78. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $187.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during 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%. Verisk Analytics's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

About Verisk Analytics

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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