Aquatic Capital Management LLC Purchases 15,058 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 295.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $5,067,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. 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 one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $204.07 and its 200 day moving average is $222.98. The company has a market cap of $28.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics 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.