Teacher Retirement System of Texas Sells 29,595 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas trimmed its stake in Verisk Analytics by 28.5%, selling 29,595 shares and now holds 74,409 shares (about 0.05% of the company) valued at $16.645 million.
• Q4 results beat expectations—Verisk reported $1.82 EPS vs. $1.60 est. and $778.8M revenue (+5.8% YoY)—and set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS (analysts expect ~$7.63).
• The board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to ~10.1% of shares) and raised the quarterly dividend to $0.50 (annualized $2.00, ~1.1% yield).

Teacher Retirement System of Texas trimmed its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 28.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 74,409 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 29,595 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned approximately 0.05% of Verisk Analytics worth $16,645,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 223.9% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 149 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $177.59 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $190.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $209.00. The company has a market capitalization of $23.26 billion, a PE ratio of 27.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $161.70 and a 1 year high of $322.92. 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 results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares in the company, valued at $3,428,654.88. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $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. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

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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