Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $164.13 and last traded at $164.0150, with a volume of 494049 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $169.41.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on VRSK shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 3.0%

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 company has a market cap of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 25.31, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $213.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Equities research analysts predict 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 represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a stock repurchase plan 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 repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.