Matauro LLC Reduces Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Matauro LLC cut its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 10.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 917 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 108 shares during the quarter. Matauro LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $286,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Louisbourg Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the first quarter valued at $48,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 186.7% in the first quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 172 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the first quarter valued at $52,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the first quarter valued at $53,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on VRSK. Wolfe Research began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price target on the stock. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $340.00 to $334.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $311.00.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $247.43 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $239.83 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $263.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $288.40. The company has a market cap of $34.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.85.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.11. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.67% and a return on equity of 460.89%. The firm had revenue of $772.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $767.91 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.74 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 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, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 27.73%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.72, for a total transaction of $76,416.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 15,165 shares in the company, valued at $3,862,828.80. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Nicholas Daffan sold 5,420 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $265.00, for a total transaction of $1,436,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 54,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,399,305. This trade represents a 9.07% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 8,520 shares of company stock worth $2,273,891 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.