Delta Global Management LP Makes New $2.39 Million Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Delta Global Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 9,514 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,393,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Element Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at $505,000. BlueSpruce Investments LP bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $456,000. CSM Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 886.9% in the 3rd quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 6,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares in the last quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 5.3% in the third quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC now owns 13,497 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,395,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 2.5% in the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 2,813 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $708,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $204.07 and a 200-day moving average of $222.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $28.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $778.80 million for 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 was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

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.