Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab Acquires New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Danica Pension Livsforsikringsaktieselskab bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 41,317 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $10,392,000.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on VRSK. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $203.79 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $28.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The business’s 50-day moving average is $203.72 and its 200-day moving average is $222.53. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.82%.

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.