Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of VRSK Q2 Earnings

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.92 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.89. The consensus estimate for Verisk Analytics’ current full-year earnings is $6.63 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Verisk Analytics’ Q3 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.02 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The business had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $776.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $282.14.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $223.16 on Friday. Verisk Analytics has a 12 month low of $196.99 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $31.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50 day moving average is $233.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $272.60. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Gregory Hendrick purchased 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $548,131.04. The trade was a 24.56% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $217.03 per share, with a total value of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 3,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $859,872.86. This trade represents a 14.44% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 7,420 shares worth $1,889,171. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $29,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

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.