Pacer Advisors Inc. Sells 39,890 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Pacer Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 38.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 39,890 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $16,336,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 9,017 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,809,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 341 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the second quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. EWA LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% in the second quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accretive Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the second quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced 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 note on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Evercore ISI cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Rothschild Redb cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $278.64.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey acquired 500 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $217.03 per share, with a total value of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $859,872.86. This represents a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory Hendrick acquired 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $216.14 per share, with a total value of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $548,131.04. This represents a 24.56% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $220.34 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 stock has a market cap of $30.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.59, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $221.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $256.43. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.99 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.44%.

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.