Brokers Issue Forecasts for VRSK Q3 Earnings

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Verisk Analytics in a report released on Wednesday, October 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mazzoni anticipates that the business services provider will earn $1.74 per share for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Verisk Analytics’ current full-year earnings is $6.63 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Verisk Analytics’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.99 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.17 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.11. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 460.89% and a net margin of 30.67%.The firm had revenue of $772.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $767.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.74 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $340.00 to $334.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $249.04 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $262.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $288.13. Verisk Analytics has a 52-week low of $239.83 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.37, a PEG ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Nicholas Daffan sold 5,420 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total value of $1,436,300.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 54,337 shares in the company, valued at $14,399,305. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.72, for a total value of $76,416.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 15,165 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,862,828.80. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,520 shares of company stock valued at $2,273,891 in the last quarter. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.73%.

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.