Zacks Research Predicts Higher Earnings for Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Verisk Analytics in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $7.03 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.97. The consensus estimate for Verisk Analytics' current full-year earnings is $6.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Verisk Analytics' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.77 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. They issued an "underperform" rating and a $280.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $295.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $325.00 to $321.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $280.00 to $297.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $302.40.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock traded up $2.85 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $316.99. The stock had a trading volume of 592,919 shares, compared to its average volume of 759,430. The business's fifty day moving average is $298.35 and its 200-day moving average is $290.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.36. The firm has a market cap of $44.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.45, a PEG ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.89. Verisk Analytics has a 1-year low of $251.59 and a 1-year high of $321.26.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $1.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $753.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $750.31 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 274.13% and a net margin of 32.65%. The company's revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.63 earnings per share.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 26th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 2.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.35%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.38, for a total transaction of $88,614.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 16,665 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,922,507.70. This represents a 1.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO David J. Grover sold 5,705 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.68, for a total transaction of $1,755,314.40. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 12,937 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,980,456.16. This represents a 30.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 8,363 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,187 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 3,175 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $945,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Bennett Selby Investments LP boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. Bennett Selby Investments LP now owns 1,208 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 389 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 1,213 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 1,177 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Verisk Analytics

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.