Jupiter Topco LLC Invests $266.20 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 1,483,091 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $266,201,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. XXEC Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after purchasing an additional 88,300 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $875,574,000 after buying an additional 362,050 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, 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 value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of VRSK opened at $188.49 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $24.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s fifty day moving average is $188.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.23. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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.