Grandfield & Dodd LLC Invests $26.95 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Grandfield & Dodd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 150,140 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $26,955,000. Verisk Analytics comprises about 1.4% of Grandfield & Dodd LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after purchasing an additional 18,461 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 441.5% in the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 44,185 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,884,000 after purchasing an additional 36,025 shares during the last quarter. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,778,000 after purchasing an additional 14,720 shares during the period. Finally, Premier Fund Managers Ltd bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,367,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $175.62 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $187.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.15. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $276.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 24,562 shares of company stock valued at $4,575,075 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.