NASDAQ:VRSK - Verisk Analytics Stock Price, Forecast & News

Verisk Analytics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRSK."

Verisk Analytics announced a dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, December 31st. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 12th. View Verisk Analytics' Dividend History.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The business services provider reported $1.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.01. The business services provider had revenue of $652.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $650.34 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 18.23% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm's revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.08 EPS. View Verisk Analytics' Earnings History.

Verisk Analytics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Verisk Analytics.

10 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Verisk Analytics' shares. Their forecasts range from $124.00 to $176.00. On average, they expect Verisk Analytics' share price to reach $155.78 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Verisk Analytics.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verisk Analytics in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Verisk Analytics.

Media stories about VRSK stock have been trending very negative on Sunday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Verisk Analytics earned a daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Verisk Analytics.

Verisk Analytics saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,020,000 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the December 15th total of 1,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 892,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Verisk Analytics' Current Options Chain.

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Verisk Analytics' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.48%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.11%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.03%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Verisk Analytics stock include Andrew G Mills, Christopher M Foskett, Constantine Iordanou, David B Wright, David J Grover, Hyatt J Brown, John F Lehman, Kenneth E Thompson, Lee Shavel, Mark V Anquillare, Scott G Stephenson and Vincent De P Mccarthy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Verisk Analytics.

VRSK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Calamos Advisors LLC, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Riverbridge Partners LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Verisk Analytics company stock in the last year include Andrew G Mills, Christopher M Foskett, Constantine Iordanou, David B Wright, David J Grover, John F Lehman, Mark V Anquillare and Vincent De P Mccarthy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisk Analytics.

VRSK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, PFG Advisors, City Holding Co., Cerebellum GP LLC, HBW Advisory Services LLC, AE Wealth Management LLC, DNB Asset Management AS and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verisk Analytics.

Shares of VRSK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRSK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $160.55.

Verisk Analytics has a market capitalization of $26.31 billion and generates $2.40 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $598.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.11 on an earnings per share basis. Verisk Analytics employs 8,184 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Verisk Analytics.

The official website for Verisk Analytics is http://www.verisk.com/.

Verisk Analytics' mailing address is 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, JERSEY CITY NJ, 07310. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 201-469-3000 or via email at [email protected]