Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc cut its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 13.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 103,828 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 16,409 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc owned 0.07% of Verisk Analytics worth $23,225,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $284,000. Hengehold Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 15.6% in the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $333,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 15,329 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,429,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $687,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Rockland Trust Co. increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. Rockland Trust Co. now owns 1,031 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at $4,172,808.64. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $185.08 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. 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 business’s 50 day moving average price is $196.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $215.88.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership 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.