Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by UBS Group AG

Key Points

• UBS Group AG cut its stake in Verisk by 41%, selling 405,155 shares and leaving 581,856 shares (about 0.42% of the company) valued at roughly $130.16 million at quarter-end.
• Verisk topped Q results with $1.82 EPS (vs. $1.76 est.) and $782.6M revenue, and set FY 2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS (consensus ~7.63 EPS).
• The board approved a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to 10.1% of shares) and declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend ($2.00 annual, ~1.1% yield); analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a $238.20 price target (Goldman Sachs recently cut its target to $206).

UBS Group AG lowered its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 41.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 581,856 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 405,155 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned about 0.42% of Verisk Analytics worth $130,155,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first 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 lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the first 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. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on VRSK. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. 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, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $238.20.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $181.11 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $161.70 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $23.73 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.02. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.27.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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 given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

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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