NEOS Investment Management LLC Cuts Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

NEOS Investment Management LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 75.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,740 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 70,040 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,083,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. XXEC Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,852,678,000. Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $844,259,000. Capital International Investors grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $346,457,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $185.79 on Monday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company’s 50-day moving average is $190.69 and its 200 day moving average is $185.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid 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 is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.29.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.