ProShare Advisors LLC Has $44.03 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

ProShare Advisors LLC lowered its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 18.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 175,073 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 39,405 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $44,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $178.20 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $174.65 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The firm has a market cap of $24.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s fifty day moving average is $216.47 and its 200-day moving average is $236.40.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on VRSK. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Barclays raised Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $274.07.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,700 shares of company stock valued at $369,648 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.