Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Rating Increased to Hold at Wall Street Zen

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Sunday.

VRSK has been the subject of a number of other reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Argus downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $218.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $30.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.24, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a 1 year low of $196.99 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company’s fifty day moving average is $220.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $244.41.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The business had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

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.