Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Acquired by Ameriprise Financial Inc.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,493,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 89,193 shares during the quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned approximately 1.07% of Verisk Analytics worth $374,547,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. Norges Bank bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $556,192,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 334.5% during the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after acquiring an additional 580,885 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% during the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,414,000 after acquiring an additional 537,623 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 232.3% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $191,298,000 after purchasing an additional 531,713 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.3% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $248,243,000 after purchasing an additional 526,508 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on VRSK. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $204.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $222.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics 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.