Verisk Analytics (VRSK) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 12/17/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $290.00 to $270.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/14/2025 – Verisk Analytics was downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/13/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $314.00 to $250.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $315.00 to $239.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $315.00 to $250.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $262.00 to $250.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $334.00 to $300.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2025 – Verisk Analytics was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $310.00.
• 10/24/2025 – Verisk Analytics was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.