Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Issues Earnings Results

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22, FiscalAI reports. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.61 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics updated its FY 2026 guidance to 7.450-7.75 EPS.

Here are the key takeaways from Verisk Analytics’ conference call:

• Verisk reported solid 2025 results with organic constant-currency revenue up 6.6%, OCC adjusted EBITDA up 8.5%, crossed the $3 billion revenue mark, and provided 2026 guidance of $3.19–3.24B revenue and $7.45–7.75 adjusted EPS supporting continued growth expectations.
• The board approved a $1.5 billion accelerated share repurchase, raised the total repurchase authorization to $2.5 billion, and increased the dividend 11% to $2.00 per share, signaling a shareholder‑friendly capital allocation stance.
• Verisk is pushing AI-led product innovation—launching XactGen and XactAI, running 35+ AI projects, and citing rapid adoption (e.g., XactXpert used by seven of the top ten homeowners insurers) while emphasizing its proprietary, regulatory‑trusted datasets as a competitive moat.
• Management terminated the proposed acquisition of AccuLynx after an extended FTC review, removing an expected inorganic growth avenue and triggering the redemption of related $1.5 billion notes.
• Near-term headwinds remain: historically low weather activity and a government contract work stoppage pressured transactional revenues (Q4 transactional down 6.5%), and management expects Q1 2026 to be the sequential trough for revenue and growth rates.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 3.8%

VRSK stock opened at $184.07 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $25.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $210.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $231.48. Verisk Analytics has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 2,813 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $708,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 2,605 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $811,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Verisk Analytics

Here are the key news stories impacting Verisk Analytics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS and revenue beat street expectations (EPS $1.82 vs ~ $1.58 consensus; revenue ~$779M, +5.8% y/y), with margin expansion driving stronger-than-expected profitability — core catalyst for the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to ~10.1% of shares outstanding), signaling management believes shares are undervalued and providing direct support to EPS and shareholder value. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend raised to $0.50 (an ~11.1% increase from prior), reinforcing a shareholder-return focus and boosting income investor interest.
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and $205 price target (implies modest upside from recent levels), which may temper volatility but doesn’t constitute a strong buy signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came in slightly below consensus: EPS guidance narrowed to $7.45–$7.75 (vs ~7.71 consensus) and revenue guidance ~ $3.2B vs consensus nearer $3.3B — investors may mark down multiple or wait for evidence of re-acceleration. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Net income declined y/y (reported net income down ~6.2% due to prior-year gains), a reminder that underlying profit trends can be affected by one-offs and may temper near-term sentiment. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered 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. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price 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. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $264.21.

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.