Barclays PLC Boosts Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 35.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 861,921 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 226,142 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.62% of Verisk Analytics worth $216,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $214.75 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $164.60 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a PE ratio of 33.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $206.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.37.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

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

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.