Capital International Investors Buys New Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Capital International Investors purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 250,923 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $63,110,000. Capital International Investors owned about 0.18% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.20.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $203.13 on Thursday. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $164.60 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $205.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $224.68. The company has a market cap of $28.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.81.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.82%.

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

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.