CSM Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

CSM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 886.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares during the period. CSM Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,740,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $209,000. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 6.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 34,307 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $10,687,000 after acquiring an additional 2,014 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a PE ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $204.07 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $222.98. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.61 earnings per share. The company’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. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change 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 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase 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 repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. Bank of America started coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.