Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Lowers Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR trimmed its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 31.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,803 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,651 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,460,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 223.9% in the third quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 149 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One SA PTY Ltd increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ninety One SA PTY Ltd now owns 28,023 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,040,000 after purchasing an additional 2,602 shares in the last quarter. McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $277,000. Accurate Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,966,000. Finally, Fenimore Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Fenimore Asset Management Inc now owns 137,744 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,644,000 after purchasing an additional 3,773 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 transaction of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey purchased 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price 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 SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders bought 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.2%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $221.02 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $219.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $253.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $196.99 and a one year high of $322.92. 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 cap of $30.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 price target (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective 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, Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

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.