HB Wealth Management LLC Cuts Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

HB Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 29.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,081 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,390,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 2.4%

VRSK opened at $192.25 on Wednesday. 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, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $307.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $191.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. 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 presently 30.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

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.