TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Boosts Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• TD Waterhouse Canada increased its Verisk Analytics position by 10.5% in the second quarter to 61,114 shares valued at approximately $11.2 million. Institutional investors collectively own about 90% of VRSK.
• Verisk reported quarterly EPS of $1.98, exceeding estimates of $1.93, while revenue rose 4.3% year over year to $806.3 million. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50, equivalent to a 1.1% annual yield.
• VRSK opened at $185.79, down 2.5%, while analysts maintained a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of $230.29. Company insiders sold nearly 12,000 shares worth about $2.4 million over the last quarter.

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 10.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 61,114 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 5,792 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.'s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $11,234,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. XXEC Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth approximately $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth approximately $844,259,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $923,576,000 after acquiring an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 2.5%

VRSK opened at $185.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $24.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm's fifty day moving average is $190.69 and its 200 day moving average is $185.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. 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 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VRSK. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell (d+)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One equities 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $230.29.

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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