SEB Asset Management AB Buys Shares of 29,156 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

SEB Asset Management AB bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 29,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,532,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in 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 during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised 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 valued at $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 9,232 shares during the period. Eastern Bank lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 67.7% during the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 80,680 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $18,047,000 after purchasing an additional 32,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 13.6% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 68,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $15,333,000 after purchasing an additional 8,181 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $192.28 on Thursday. 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 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $300.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.19 billion, a PE ratio of 29.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $180.91 and a two-hundred day moving average of $189.73.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America decreased their target price 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. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock worth $2,925,710. Company insiders own 0.52% 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.