Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $236.2667.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $550,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,667,800. This trade represents a 2.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 21,027 shares of company stock worth $3,870,600 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after acquiring an additional 18,461 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% during the 4th quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,969,000 after purchasing an additional 30,733 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 9,232 shares during the period. Eastern Bank increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 67.7% in the 4th quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 80,680 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,047,000 after purchasing an additional 32,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 68,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,333,000 after purchasing an additional 8,181 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $194.85 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s 50 day moving average is $185.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $189.05. Verisk Analytics has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $281.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

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.