Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.50

Key Points

• Verisk declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share (annualized $2.00), an 11.1% increase from the prior $0.45; shareholders of record March 13 will be paid on March 31, with a dividend yield of about 1.0%.
• Quarterly results beat expectations: Verisk reported $1.82 EPS vs. $1.60 expected and $778.8M revenue, and set FY2026 guidance of $7.45–$7.75 EPS, implying the dividend is well covered (payout ratio ~25%).
• Shares traded down about 1% to $200.67 on the day; the stock carries a market cap of roughly $27.7B and a P/E of ~31, with a 52‑week range of $164.60–$322.92.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of 0.50 per share by the business services provider on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a 11.1% increase from Verisk Analytics's previous quarterly dividend of $0.45.

Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 6 years. Verisk Analytics has a dividend payout ratio of 25.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Verisk Analytics to earn $7.25 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 27.6%.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK traded down $1.99 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $200.67. 418,129 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,082,719. The stock has a market cap of $27.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $205.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.83. Verisk Analytics has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.61 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Worthington Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $451,000. Midway Capital Research & Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $2,782,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Arwa LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $1,279,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 72,067 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $16,121,000 after acquiring an additional 7,114 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company's stock.

About Verisk Analytics

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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