Bank of New York Mellon Corp Sells 56,159 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Bank of New York Mellon Corp lowered its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 814,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 56,159 shares during the quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $182,297,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 12,636 shares of company stock worth $2,225,119 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VRSK. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.0%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $181.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $176.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $198.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $321.83. The stock has a market cap of $23.81 billion, a PE ratio of 27.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase 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 repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.