Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Perpetual Ltd

Perpetual Ltd lessened its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 74.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,615 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 4,682 shares during the quarter. Perpetual Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $361,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 55.5% during the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $284,000. Hengehold Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $333,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 15,329 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,429,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 19.5% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $687,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price 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 analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $185.08 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $196.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $215.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. The business’s 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. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business 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. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.