Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio lowered its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 49.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 20,352 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 19,995 shares during the period. Strs Ohio's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,553,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $238.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,428,654.88. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.0%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $180.45 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.70 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $23.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.47, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.72. The company's 50-day moving average price is $190.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $206.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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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