Hardy Reed LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Hardy Reed LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,361 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $783,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Tema ETFs LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 8.4% in the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 5,610 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,007,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 39,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,046,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 16,504 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,032,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $375,000. Finally, PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 30,278 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,436,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of several research reports. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’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 value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,162 shares of company stock valued at $4,503,095. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 2.3%

VRSK stock opened at $181.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $187.87 and a 200-day moving average of $186.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $276.19. The company has a market capitalization of $23.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.91, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

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.