Evergreen Capital Management LLC Acquires 4,379 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Evergreen Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 497.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,379 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,336,366,000 after buying an additional 346,525 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,346,605,000 after buying an additional 158,791 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,694,505 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $426,185,000 after buying an additional 26,518 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.4% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,493,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $374,547,000 after buying an additional 89,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $375,433,000 after buying an additional 360,419 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $177.14 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.70 and a 52 week 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 company has a market capitalization of $23.21 billion, a PE ratio of 27.29, a PEG ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $190.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $209.47.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.61 earnings per share. 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 forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director 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 purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total transaction of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,428,654.88. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One research 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 issued 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.

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.