California Public Employees Retirement System Sells 104,712 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 19.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 442,010 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 104,712 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System owned approximately 0.32% of Verisk Analytics worth $111,170,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 10.5% in the third quarter. Chilton Investment Co. Inc. now owns 1,825 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $459,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 15.5% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,108,346 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $278,760,000 after purchasing an additional 148,465 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,643.2% during the third quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 286,256 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $71,996,000 after purchasing an additional 269,835 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 295.8% during the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,067,000 after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,346,605,000 after buying an additional 158,791 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One research 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, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $204.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $222.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a PE ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $164.60 and a 52 week high of $322.92.

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

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 issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a stock 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 purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are 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.