Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd Acquires Shares of 386,174 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings acquired 386,174 Verisk Analytics shares worth approximately $69.3 million, making VRSK about 2.4% of its portfolio and representing 0.30% of the company.
• Verisk exceeded quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, reporting $1.98 in EPS and $806.3 million in revenue, while revenue increased 4.3% year over year. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share, equivalent to a 1.0% annual yield.
• Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus with an average price target of $236.27 versus a reported share price of $191.02; institutional investors collectively own 90% of VRSK.

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 386,174 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $69,330,000. Verisk Analytics makes up about 2.4% of Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd's portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd owned 0.30% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $191.02 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $188.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.34. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $24.86 billion, a PE ratio of 29.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 previous year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $236.27.

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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