Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC cut its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) by 60.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,247 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 6,378 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $762,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Titan Wealth CI Ltd purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. MCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $33,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $226.71.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $187.03 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $263.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $190.12 and a 200-day moving average of $185.76. The stock has a market cap of $24.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics's payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Verisk Analytics Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc NASDAQ: VRSK, commonly known as Verisk, is a data analytics and technology company that helps organizations manage risk and make informed decisions. The company primarily serves the insurance industry, providing data, predictive analytics, software and decision-support tools for property and casualty insurers, life insurers and other risk-focused businesses.

Verisk's products and services support insurance underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection, actuarial analysis and regulatory compliance.

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