Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. Invests $3.57 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 15,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,569,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock worth $214,200. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $170.66 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $181.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $201.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $22.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.72.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.