Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Position Boosted by Northern Trust Corp

Key Points

• Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.1%, owning approximately 1.20% of the company, valued at $498.37 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• Insider selling activity was notable, with Nicholas Daffan selling 5,419 shares and Director Samuel G. Liss selling 11,656 shares, reflecting significant decreases in their ownership percentages.
• Verisk Analytics reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings with an EPS of $1.88, raising its FY 2025 guidance to $6.800-7.000 EPS as analysts anticipate a current year EPS of 6.63.

Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,674,516 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 34,797 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned about 1.20% of Verisk Analytics worth $498,369,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the first quarter worth about $25,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 966.7% during the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 128 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the first quarter worth about $48,000. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 186.7% during the first quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 172 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, insider Nicholas Daffan sold 5,419 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.10, for a total transaction of $1,723,783.90. Following the transaction, the insider owned 56,701 shares in the company, valued at $18,036,588.10. This trade represents a 8.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 11,656 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $313.06, for a total transaction of $3,649,027.36. Following the transaction, the director owned 67,244 shares in the company, valued at $21,051,406.64. This represents a 14.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 25,620 shares of company stock valued at $7,862,427. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $271.01 on Wednesday. The firm's 50 day moving average is $293.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $296.12. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $259.01 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.76, a PEG ratio of 3.76 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.11. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.67% and a return on equity of 460.89%. The company had revenue of $772.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $767.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.74 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics's revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $305.60.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.

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