Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Stock Position Lifted by Diversify Wealth Management LLC

Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 345.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,636 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,146 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Legacy Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Essex Bank raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Net Worth Advisory Group raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 1,151 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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 transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $191.94 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.21, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $304.29. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $177.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $190.61.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted 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. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

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.