Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$169.21 +0.56 (+0.33%)

Closing price 09/25/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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Verisk Analytics - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 15 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
8

Buy
7

Based on 15 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Verisk Analytics in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 15 analysts, 8 have given a hold rating, 6 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for VRSK.

Consensus Price Target

$226.71
33.98% Upside

According to the 15 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Verisk Analytics, the average price target is $226.71. The highest price target for VRSK is $260.00, while the lowest price target for VRSK is $185.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 33.98% from the current price of $169.21.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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VRSK Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/27/25 to 9/27/26	1 Month Ago 8/28/25 to 8/28/26	3 Months Ago 6/29/25 to 6/29/26	1 Year Ago 9/27/24 to 9/27/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$226.71	$236.27	$234.87	$308.09
Forecasted Upside	33.98% Upside	23.20% Upside	31.06% Upside	24.70% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold

VRSK Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

VRSK Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Verisk Analytics	Industrials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.53	2.30	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	33.98% Upside	103.30% Upside	19.20% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent VRSK News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/8/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Manav Patnaik 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$275.00 ➝ $225.00	+21.10%
8/25/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
7/30/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Alex Kramm 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$220.00 ➝ $235.00	+17.38%
7/30/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Meuler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$247.00	+22.58%
7/30/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$223.00	+11.38%
7/30/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
7/30/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Haas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$240.00 ➝ $260.00	+29.96%
6/18/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Russell Quelch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Sell ➝ Neutral	$185.00	+5.50%
5/19/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joshua Dennerlein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$225.00 ➝ $190.00	+11.67%
4/30/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$235.00	+26.99%
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4/30/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Steinerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $230.00	+24.67%
3/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ashish Sabadra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$230.00	+21.78%
3/5/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$224.00	+6.96%
3/2/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C. Gregory Peters Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Outperform ➝ Strong-Buy	$215.00 ➝ $260.00	+25.26%
2/19/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andre Benjamin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$239.00 ➝ $206.00	+11.91%
12/29/2025	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Wurtzel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
11/14/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy Verisk Analytics Stock? VRSK Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Thursday, September 24, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Verisk Analytics pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Verisk Analytics
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Verisk Analytics, Inc.:

Verisk Analytics, Inc. recently beat earnings expectations, reporting $1.98 in earnings per share for the quarter ended July 29, 2026, which exceeded the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05, demonstrating strong operational performance and profitability that can drive shareholder value.
The stock is currently trading at $168.65, which is significantly below the average analyst price target of $226.71, suggesting substantial upside potential as the market may be undervaluing the company's recent strong earnings beats and consistent revenue growth of 4.3% year-over-year.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. maintains a low beta of 0.66, indicating that the stock is less volatile than the overall market, which can provide a defensive characteristic for investors seeking stability in their portfolios during periods of market uncertainty.
The company offers a dividend yield of 1.16% with a sustainable payout ratio of 30.72%, providing investors with a steady income stream while the company retains sufficient capital to fund future growth initiatives and maintain its competitive edge in the data analytics sector.
Institutional investors are showing renewed interest, with QRG Capital Management Inc. increasing its stake by 297.6% in the second quarter and Nykredit A S acquiring a new position of 54,450 shares, signaling confidence in the company's long-term prospects and strategic positioning in the insurance technology market.

Verisk Analytics
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Verisk Analytics, Inc. for these reasons:

Insider selling has been significant, with the CFO Elizabeth Mann selling 400 shares on September 15, 2026, and the CEO Lee Shavel selling 3,535 shares on September 1, 2026, which may indicate that company executives are taking advantage of current valuations to reduce their personal exposure to the stock.
Short interest has increased in recent months, with shares shorted rising to 4,643,949 as of September 15, 2026, representing a 3.59% short percentage of the float, suggesting that a portion of the market is betting against the stock's future performance and potential downside risk.
The stock has experienced a significant decline from its 52-week high of $253.35 to its current price of $168.65, reflecting a substantial drop in valuation that may indicate broader market concerns about the company's growth trajectory or sector-specific headwinds in the business services industry.
Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, which indicates a heavy reliance on debt financing and could limit the company's financial flexibility to invest in new technologies or respond to economic downturns without incurring additional financial risk.
The consensus rating from analysts has shifted to "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $226.71, but the stock is trading well below this level, and some analysts have downgraded their ratings, such as Weiss Ratings raising Verisk Analytics from a "sell" to a "hold" rating, reflecting uncertainty about the company's future earnings potential and competitive position.

VRSK Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 15 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Verisk Analytics is $226.71, with a high forecast of $260.00 and a low forecast of $185.00.

15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verisk Analytics in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" VRSK shares.

According to analysts, Verisk Analytics's stock has a predicted upside of 33.98% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Verisk Analytics's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Verisk Analytics has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Evercore, Robert W. Baird, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Verisk Analytics more than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating for Verisk Analytics is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "industrials" companies is Hold. Learn more on how VRSK compares to other companies.

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Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Stock Forecast & Price Target