Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $278.6429.

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Rothschild Redb downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 1,700 shares of company stock worth $369,648 over the last ninety days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WoodTrust Financial Corp boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. WoodTrust Financial Corp now owns 26,369 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,898,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Levin Capital Strategies L.P. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $224,000. Flossbach Von Storch SE lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 344.8% in the 4th quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 239,560 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $53,587,000 after acquiring an additional 185,697 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 35.2% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 31,593 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,067,000 after purchasing an additional 8,222 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 19,591 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,382,000 after buying an additional 3,784 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.4%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $217.46 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $220.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $241.03. The stock has a market cap of $30.31 billion, a PE ratio of 33.15, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics has a fifty-two week low of $196.99 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.