iA Global Asset Management Inc. Has $5.72 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

iA Global Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 9.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,143 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,021 shares during the quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $5,720,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after buying an additional 18,461 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 295.8% during the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,067,000 after acquiring an additional 15,058 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% in the fourth quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,969,000 after acquiring an additional 30,733 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2,071.9% in the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,374,000 after acquiring an additional 35,554 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,398,000 after acquiring an additional 9,232 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’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 owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’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 directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade 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 quarter, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price 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. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 2.3%

VRSK opened at $183.72 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $310.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a market cap of $24.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $175.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $192.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS 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 paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

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.