SVB Wealth LLC Buys 3,585 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

SVB Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 28.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 15,998 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,585 shares during the quarter. SVB Wealth LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $3,036,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% in the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $142,414,000 after purchasing an additional 537,623 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 232.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $191,298,000 after purchasing an additional 531,713 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Bank of America lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $168.99 on Tuesday. 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 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $314.80. The stock has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $175.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $194.61.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. The company’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 expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

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.