Bessemer Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 108.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 13,620 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,088 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,584,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Capital International Investors increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.3% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $248,243,000 after purchasing an additional 526,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 115.4% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 874,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $220,051,000 after purchasing an additional 468,782 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 3.2%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $195.25 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $180.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.58 billion, a PE ratio of 29.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $303.13. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.