Insider Selling: Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Director Sells 2,336 Shares of Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Bruce Edward Hansen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 22nd, Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of Verisk Analytics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total value of $400,475.85.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock traded up $8.98 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $183.97. 1,949,060 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,993,448. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business has a fifty day moving average of $177.59 and a 200 day moving average of $199.35. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $24.10 billion, a PE ratio of 28.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. 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 report on Tuesday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after acquiring an additional 580,885 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% in the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,414,000 after acquiring an additional 537,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 232.3% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $191,298,000 after acquiring an additional 531,713 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

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.