GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd Invests $39.91 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 222,311 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $39,911,000. Verisk Analytics accounts for approximately 5.5% of GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on VRSK shares. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $187.50 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $187.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.46. The company has a market capitalization of $24.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $274.78.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. 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 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. 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 Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 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.