Welch & Forbes LLC Sells 3,542 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Welch & Forbes LLC trimmed its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 17.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,299 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,542 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $3,646,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 2,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $599,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Bank raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total transaction of $400,475.85. Following the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,721,520.68. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 3,535 shares of company stock worth $614,676 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $174.99 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.69. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $177.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.35. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback 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 buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.