Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Hold Rating

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on VRSK. Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Seaport Research Partners raised shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $218.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $220.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $244.41. The stock has a market cap of $30.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a one year low of $196.99 and a one year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Sabra R. Purtill purchased 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $289,219.65. The trade was a 51.31% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $217.03 per share, for a total transaction of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 3,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $859,872.86. This trade represents a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. 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.