Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 69,135 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 40.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101,694 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 69,135 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Verisk Analytics worth $25,577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $35,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 3.6%

VRSK stock opened at $202.66 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $164.60 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $27.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $205.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership 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.