Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives "Sell" Rating from Rothschild & Co Redburn

Key Points

• Verisk Analytics' stock received a reaffirmed "sell" rating from Rothschild & Co Redburn, with a new price target of $220.00, reflecting a potential downside of 9.83% from its current price.
• In contrast, Weiss Ratings maintained a "buy" rating, with several other analysts having varied perspectives, leading to an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $299.33.
• The company's CFO recently sold shares worth approximately $72,669, representing a 1.98% decrease in their position, while institutional investors hold about 90% of Verisk Analytics' stock.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell" rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn in a research note issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $220.00 price objective on the business services provider's stock, down from their prior price objective of $280.00. Rothschild & Co Redburn's price objective points to a potential downside of 9.83% from the stock's current price.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on VRSK. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $292.00 to $262.00 and set an "in-line" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $299.33.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $243.98 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34. The stock has a market cap of $34.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.59, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.85. The company's fifty day moving average is $257.60 and its 200 day moving average is $285.57. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $239.78 and a twelve month high of $322.92.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $242.23, for a total value of $72,669.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,865 shares in the company, valued at $3,600,748.95. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.01, for a total transaction of $294,811.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 78,907 shares of the company's stock, valued at $21,147,865.07. This represents a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 8,520 shares of company stock worth $2,255,396. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company's stock.

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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