Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the sixteen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $240.8571.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Argus lowered Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Bank of America started coverage on Verisk Analytics in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 72,067 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $16,121,000 after purchasing an additional 7,114 shares during the last quarter. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $11,148,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 124,780 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,745,000 after buying an additional 3,883 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 12.4% in the fourth quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 20,800 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,653,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $202.64 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $207.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $228.56.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.73%.

About Verisk Analytics

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.