Verisk Analytics’ (VRSK) Outperform Rating Reaffirmed at Royal Bank Of Canada

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reissued by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $230.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target indicates a potential upside of 21.73% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 3.4%

Verisk Analytics stock traded up $6.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $188.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 587,602 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,998,911. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $199.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $218.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.06 billion, a PE ratio of 29.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted 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. The company had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

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.