Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Purchased by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 13.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 39,110 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,774 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $7,421,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Essex Bank increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Net Worth Advisory Group increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 1,151 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $185.39 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $177.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $191.18. The company has a market cap of $24.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.08 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. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $306.45.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% 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.