Royal Bank Of Canada Reiterates Outperform Rating for Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK)

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $230.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target suggests a potential upside of 21.28% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on VRSK. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.2%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $189.65 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $26.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.81. 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 moving average is $197.99 and its 200-day moving average is $217.31. Verisk Analytics has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were 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 directly owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $332,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 144.9% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,542 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $792,000 after purchasing an additional 1,504 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

About Verisk Analytics

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.