Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at Raymond James Financial

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was upgraded by investment analysts at Raymond James Financial from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a $260.00 target price on the business services provider’s stock, up from their prior target price of $215.00. Raymond James Financial’s price target indicates a potential upside of 21.07% from the company’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.14.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $214.75 on Monday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $206.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% 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.