Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Cuts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lowered its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 89.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 37,763 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 310,055 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $8,447,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. This trade represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $182.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $199.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.03. The firm has a market cap of $25.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.16, a PEG ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

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.