Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Rating Lowered to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was downgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on VRSK. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their price target for the company from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $220.41 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The business’s 50 day moving average is $220.61 and its 200-day moving average is $247.86. The stock has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a PE ratio of 33.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The firm had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Gregory Hendrick acquired 500 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $216.14 per share, with a total value of $108,070.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. The trade was a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey bought 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $217.03 per share, for a total transaction of $108,515.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 3,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $859,872.86. This represents a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 9,017 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,809,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 11.4% in the second quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 341 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the second quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% during the second quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accretive Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK) is a data analytics and decision‑support provider that helps organizations assess and manage risk. The company supplies data, predictive models and software to customers in insurance, reinsurance, financial services, government, energy and other commercial markets. Its offerings are designed to support underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection and regulatory compliance, enabling clients to make more informed operational and strategic decisions.

Verisk’s product portfolio combines large proprietary datasets with analytics platforms and industry‑specific applications.