TIAA Trust National Association Purchases 84,807 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1,427.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 90,749 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 84,807 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $20,300,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 30.4% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 67,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,096,000 after buying an additional 15,720 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 123,840 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,702,000 after buying an additional 10,322 shares during the period. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2,094.4% during the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 395 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 377 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,147,147 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $256,606,000 after buying an additional 35,936 shares during the period. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at about $285,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 17,307 shares of company stock valued at $3,076,222. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 2.0%

VRSK stock opened at $182.55 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $23.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50 day moving average is $175.86 and its 200 day moving average is $197.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $314.80.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

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.