Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $237.20.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $181.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.81 billion, a PE ratio of 27.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $176.00 and its 200 day moving average is $198.24. Verisk Analytics has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $321.83.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 12,636 shares of company stock valued at $2,225,119. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. 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.