Cetera Investment Advisers Has $8.14 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Cetera Investment Advisers trimmed its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 17.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,921 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 8,866 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $8,144,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $550,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,667,800. The trade was a 2.48% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 21,027 shares of company stock worth $3,870,600. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Bank of America cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $194.85 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $281.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $185.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.05. The stock has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

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.