Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.50

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share by the business services provider on Thursday, December 31st. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 15th.

Verisk Analytics has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. Verisk Analytics has a dividend payout ratio of 25.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Verisk Analytics to earn $8.72 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.9%.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 6.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $211.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.52 billion, a PE ratio of 32.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $182.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $186.41. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $227.16.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $809.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $805.88 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK), doing business as Verisk, is a global data analytics and technology company serving the insurance industry and other risk-focused markets. Its platforms help organizations use data, statistical models and workflow tools to evaluate risk, make decisions and improve operational efficiency.

Verisk’s insurance offerings support underwriting, pricing, claims management, fraud detection, catastrophe modeling and regulatory compliance. Its products include industry data, predictive analytics, property and casualty risk solutions, claims-estimating tools and information used by insurers to assess property, vehicles, businesses and other exposures.