Pensionfund Sabic Invests $962,000 in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Pensionfund Sabic bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 4,300 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $962,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 5.0%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $185.05 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $200.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $219.90. The company has a market capitalization of $25.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan 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 shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

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.