Fayez Sarofim & Co Raises Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Fayez Sarofim & Co grew its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 550,612 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,377 shares during the period. Fayez Sarofim & Co owned 0.40% of Verisk Analytics worth $138,484,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 10.4% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 36,137 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,089,000 after acquiring an additional 3,414 shares in the last quarter. Delta Global Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth about $2,393,000. Element Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $505,000. BlueSpruce Investments LP purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $456,000. Finally, CSM Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 886.9% in the 3rd quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 6,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction 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 position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $201.22 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $204.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $223.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS 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 issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics 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.