Blair William & Co. IL Buys 13,394 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 396,691 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 13,394 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $99,772,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,336,366,000 after buying an additional 346,525 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,900,000 after acquiring an additional 33,213 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $375,433,000 after acquiring an additional 360,419 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $415,334,000 after acquiring an additional 58,772 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $214.75 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.60 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The firm has a market cap of $29.62 billion, a PE ratio of 33.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The business has a fifty day moving average of $206.44 and a 200-day moving average of $226.37.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.