US Bancorp DE Sells 9,424 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Key Points

• US Bancorp DE reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics by 21.9% in Q4, selling 9,424 shares and leaving it with 33,524 shares valued at about $7.5 million.
• Verisk announced a $2.50 billion share buyback (up to 10.1% of shares) and a quarterly dividend of $0.50 ($2.00 annual, ~1.1% yield), and it beat Q results with EPS of $1.82 vs. $1.76 expected while guiding FY2026 EPS to 7.45–7.75.
• Insider activity included CFO Elizabeth Mann selling 400 shares (~$68,628) and director Christopher Perry buying 1,000 shares, and roughly 90% of Verisk’s stock is held by institutional investors.

US Bancorp DE cut its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 21.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,524 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 9,424 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $7,500,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 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 valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $42,325,000 after buying an additional 46,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company'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. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought 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 represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $181.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.72. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $161.70 and a one year high of $322.92. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $190.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $206.77.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.Verisk Analytics's revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $238.20.

Verisk Analytics Company 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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