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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

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

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
Cintas$10.34B7.42$1.81B$4.4143.27
Verisk Analytics$2.88B11.39$958.20M$6.4936.20

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

Cintas currently has a consensus price target of $222.09, indicating a potential upside of 16.38%. Verisk Analytics has a consensus price target of $299.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.41%. Given Verisk Analytics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Cintas.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cintas
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46
Verisk Analytics
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

In the previous week, Cintas had 4 more articles in the media than Verisk Analytics. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Cintas and 22 mentions for Verisk Analytics. Cintas' average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 1.15 indicating that Cintas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cintas
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Verisk Analytics
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cintas pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cintas pays out 40.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verisk Analytics pays out 27.7% 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. Cintas has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years and Verisk Analytics has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cintas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Cintas17.54% 40.41% 19.17%
Verisk Analytics 30.67%460.89%20.80%

Summary

Cintas beats Verisk Analytics on 11 of the 19 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$32.82B$19.75B$26.96B$10.81B
Dividend Yield0.77%1.64%2.84%4.80%
P/E Ratio36.2067.4723.9730.98
Price / Sales11.393.78887.70133.64
Price / Cash26.3817.2230.9661.86
Price / Book317.4933.487.746.61
Net Income$958.20M$558.69M$197.91M$277.10M
7 Day Performance1.12%1.24%5.37%2.57%
1 Month Performance-4.91%-5.00%0.80%3.20%
1 Year Performance-11.23%-7.64%49.45%33.22%

Verisk Analytics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
4.9051 of 5 stars
$234.94
+0.1%
$299.33
+27.4%
-11.2%$32.82B$2.88B36.207,800News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
CTAS
Cintas
4.8928 of 5 stars
$192.33
+2.2%
$222.09
+15.5%
-8.0%$77.29B$10.34B43.6148,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
APTV
Aptiv
4.5535 of 5 stars
$83.44
+0.8%
$93.35
+11.9%
+24.3%$18.17B$19.71B19.09141,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.9857 of 5 stars
$189.98
+0.2%
$233.67
+23.0%
-15.7%$93.07B$24.46B22.7890,000Analyst Revision
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9843 of 5 stars
$477.73
+1.0%
$614.23
+28.6%
-0.3%$145.85B$14.21B36.7542,350Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
EFX
Equifax
4.7764 of 5 stars
$231.37
+2.0%
$280.93
+21.4%
-13.3%$28.64B$5.68B45.2814,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FCN
FTI Consulting
3.9556 of 5 stars
$152.74
+0.3%
$175.50
+14.9%
-20.8%$4.94B$3.70B21.518,374Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
EXPO
Exponent
2.9135 of 5 stars
$69.06
+2.3%
N/A-28.5%$3.49B$558.51M34.531,168Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
VSEC
VSE
2.7443 of 5 stars
$166.27
+4.3%
$175.67
+5.7%
+77.8%$3.44B$1.08B148.461,400News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CBZ
CBIZ
1.907 of 5 stars
$51.79
+1.0%
N/A-19.8%$2.80B$1.81B29.7610,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
HURN
Huron Consulting Group
3.7991 of 5 stars
$151.80
+2.5%
$171.50
+13.0%
+47.9%$2.63B$1.52B26.497,230News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:VRSK) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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