Erste Asset Management GmbH Decreases Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Erste Asset Management GmbH reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 69.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,317 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,193 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 19.3% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 108,210 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,216,000 after buying an additional 17,520 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 51.3% during the 3rd quarter. Andra AP fonden now owns 85,800 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,580,000 after buying an additional 29,100 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,084,000. Advisor OS LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 5,012 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,261,000 after acquiring an additional 731 shares during the period. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% in the third quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 287,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $72,287,000 after acquiring an additional 9,969 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was 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 owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $207.57 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $206.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.66. The firm has a market cap of $28.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year high of $322.92. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis 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 27.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $240.86.

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.