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VRSK vs. CTAS, APTV, MMC, SPGI, EFX, FCN, EXPO, VSEC, CBZ, and HURN

Should you be buying Verisk Analytics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verisk Analytics include Cintas (CTAS), Aptiv (APTV), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), S&P Global (SPGI), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Exponent (EXPO), VSE (VSEC), CBIZ (CBZ), and Huron Consulting Group (HURN).

Verisk Analytics vs. Its Competitors

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 30.67% compared to Cintas' net margin of 17.54%. Verisk Analytics' return on equity of 460.89% beat Cintas' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verisk Analytics30.67% 460.89% 20.80%
Cintas 17.54%40.41%19.17%

90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Cintas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Cintas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Verisk Analytics pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cintas pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Verisk Analytics has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Cintas has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years. Cintas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than Verisk Analytics. Verisk Analytics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cintas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Verisk Analytics$2.88B11.80$958.20M$6.4937.52
Cintas$10.56B7.59$1.81B$4.4145.08

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 12 more articles in the media than Cintas. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 23 mentions for Cintas. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 1.21 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Verisk Analytics
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cintas
20 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus target price of $311.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.73%. Cintas has a consensus target price of $222.09, suggesting a potential upside of 11.71%. Given Verisk Analytics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Cintas.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verisk Analytics
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
Cintas
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

Summary

Verisk Analytics beats Cintas on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VRSK vs. The Competition

MetricVerisk AnalyticsBUSINESS INFO SVC IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$34.38B$19.68B$35.64B$10.54B
Dividend Yield0.73%1.64%2.85%4.71%
P/E Ratio37.5267.7226.5927.61
Price / Sales11.803.80855.65201.06
Price / Cash27.6417.1829.9661.55
Price / Book329.0334.568.366.76
Net Income$958.20M$558.69M$195.02M$275.88M
7 Day Performance-1.60%0.28%2.64%2.81%
1 Month Performance-9.37%-10.03%8.57%9.24%
1 Year Performance-12.12%-4.74%83.90%35.42%

Verisk Analytics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
4.9906 of 5 stars
$243.48
-1.1%
$311.00
+27.7%
-10.6%$34.38B$2.88B37.527,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CTAS
Cintas
4.8015 of 5 stars
$203.91
-0.2%
$222.09
+8.9%
-4.0%$82.17B$10.34B46.2448,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
APTV
Aptiv
4.4401 of 5 stars
$85.84
-0.4%
$85.73
-0.1%
+21.4%$18.69B$19.71B19.64141,000Analyst Forecast
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.9326 of 5 stars
$199.99
+0.2%
$238.76
+19.4%
-8.6%$98.32B$24.46B23.9890,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9783 of 5 stars
$490.89
+0.8%
$614.46
+25.2%
-7.0%$149.87B$14.21B37.7642,350Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EFX
Equifax
4.9 of 5 stars
$255.89
+0.6%
$284.80
+11.3%
-16.3%$31.68B$5.68B50.0814,700Trending News
Analyst Forecast
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.8849 of 5 stars
$161.45
0.0%
$175.50
+8.7%
-26.6%$5.22B$3.70B22.748,374Analyst Forecast
EXPO
Exponent
2.8988 of 5 stars
$69.38
-0.2%
N/A-40.6%$3.50B$558.51M34.691,168Analyst Forecast
VSEC
VSE
3.085 of 5 stars
$164.23
-0.2%
$161.50
-1.7%
+91.1%$3.40B$1.08B146.631,400
CBZ
CBIZ
2.1455 of 5 stars
$53.84
+2.4%
N/A-12.3%$2.91B$1.81B30.9410,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
3.8322 of 5 stars
$145.00
-0.7%
$171.50
+18.3%
+43.6%$2.51B$1.52B25.317,230Analyst Forecast
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This page (NASDAQ:VRSK) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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