JPMorgan Chase & Co. Reduces Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,111,211 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 65,667 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $279,489,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.0% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,894,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,262,731,000 after acquiring an additional 161,213 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $375,433,000 after purchasing an additional 360,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $415,334,000 after purchasing an additional 58,772 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $240.86.

Verisk Analytics News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Board authorizes $2.5 billion share buyback (up to ~10.1% of shares), which supports buyback-driven EPS accretion and signals management thinks shares are undervalued. RTT News – Share Buyback
• Positive Sentiment: Company raised its quarterly dividend to $0.50 (an 11.1% increase), adding yield and returning cash to shareholders. Zacks – Dividend Hikes
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets report Q4 revenue (~$779M, +5.9% y/y) and EPS that topped some consensus figures, reflecting steady demand for Verisk’s data‑analytics products. Reuters – Profit Beats
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage initiated at Bank of America (new analyst attention can increase investor visibility). AmericanBankingNews – Coverage Initiated
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry writeups highlight AI adoption and a portfolio refocus as strategic drivers for growth — useful long‑term context but not an immediate catalyst. MSN – Q4 Deep Dive
• Neutral Sentiment: Press materials and call transcripts are available summarizing Q4 results and slides — useful for digging into segment performance and margin drivers. Verisk Press Release & Slides
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came in below consensus: EPS guidance of $7.45–7.75 (vs. ~7.71 consensus) and revenue guidance around $3.2B (below ~3.3B consensus) — this trimmed some of the post‑earnings optimism. Zacks – Guidance Below Consensus
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan cut its price target from $260 to $220 (still Overweight), a visible analyst downgrade in valuation that may damp investor enthusiasm even though upside remains. Benzinga – JPMorgan PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: At least one earnings‑call transcript report shows an EPS miss vs. expectations, creating some confusion in markets about the exact beat/miss picture; investors should rely on the company press release and reconciliations. InsiderMonkey – Earnings Call Transcript

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.1%

VRSK stock opened at $183.89 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $209.90 and a 200 day moving average of $231.15. The firm has a market cap of $25.63 billion, a PE ratio of 28.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.60 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.44%.

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.