Allstate Corp Increases Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Allstate Corp boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 97.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,867 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,874 shares during the period. Allstate Corp’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,207,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VRSK. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,348 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 86.8% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 454 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $102,000 after purchasing an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Swedbank AB grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 114,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,661,000 after purchasing an additional 1,717 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $89,376,000. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,754 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $616,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $172.82 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $178.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $199.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.64 billion, a PE ratio of 26.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.72.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total value of $400,475.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,721,520.68. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 3,535 shares of company stock valued at $614,676. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.