Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Raises Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2,071.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 35,554 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $9,374,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth $25,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $35,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. 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. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $201.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $27.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.08, a PEG ratio of 2.56 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’s fifty day moving average is $203.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $222.26.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.61 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Analysts forecast 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 30.82%.

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

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.