Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Grows Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its Verisk stake by 10.2% to 113,933 shares (about 0.08% of the company), valued at roughly $25.51 million at the end of the quarter.
• Several large funds (AQR, Squarepoint, First Trust, UBS, Qube) markedly increased holdings and institutional investors now own about 90% of Verisk's stock.
• Verisk beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.82 vs. $1.60), set FY2026 guidance of 7.45–7.75 EPS, raised the quarterly dividend to $0.50, and its Board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (~10.1% of shares).

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 10.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 113,933 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 10,538 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.08% of Verisk Analytics worth $25,511,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 334.5% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $188,237,000 after acquiring an additional 580,885 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% during the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $142,414,000 after purchasing an additional 537,623 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 232.3% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $191,298,000 after purchasing an additional 531,713 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.3% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $248,243,000 after purchasing an additional 526,508 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 115.4% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 874,918 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $220,051,000 after purchasing an additional 468,782 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $177.14 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $190.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $209.47. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $161.70 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a market capitalization of $23.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.82.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.61 EPS. The company's revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

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

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director 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 acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were 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 of the company's stock, valued at $3,428,654.88. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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