Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Sells 31,612 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lessened its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 83.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,151 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 31,612 shares during the quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,167,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,249,000 after acquiring an additional 18,461 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 295.8% in the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,067,000 after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% in the fourth quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,969,000 after purchasing an additional 30,733 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 2,071.9% in the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,374,000 after purchasing an additional 35,554 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 9,232 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $183.72 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $175.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $192.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $310.20. The firm has a market cap of $24.07 billion, a PE ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly 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. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

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.