Handelsbanken Fonder AB Sells 66,219 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Handelsbanken Fonder AB reduced its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 61.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 41,991 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 66,219 shares during the quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $9,393,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during 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 period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,325,000 after buying an additional 46,603 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $214,200. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $171.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.72. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $181.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $201.15.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

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