Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Boosts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 287,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,969 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $72,287,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Jensen Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 50.7% during the third quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,802,000 after purchasing an additional 142,911 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,256,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,931,000 after acquiring an additional 73,026 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 101,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,646,000 after acquiring an additional 17,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ING Groep NV raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 278.4% during the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 87,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $21,902,000 after acquiring an additional 64,066 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $240.86.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 2.4%

VRSK stock opened at $207.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $28.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $206.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $228.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $164.60 and a 12 month high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a stock buyback 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 buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the 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 directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.