Arwa LLC Makes New $1.28 Million Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Arwa LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,717 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,279,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. Capital International Investors grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after buying an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% in the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $142,414,000 after purchasing an additional 537,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 232.3% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $191,298,000 after purchasing an additional 531,713 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $173.80 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $314.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market cap of $22.77 billion, a PE ratio of 26.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $195.21.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for 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%.Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.