Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Position Lessened by Trillium Asset Management LLC

Trillium Asset Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 11.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 75,272 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 9,852 shares during the quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $17,251,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after buying an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 17,307 shares of company stock worth $3,076,222 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. 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 report on Tuesday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $183.80 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $175.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $196.83. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $314.80. The company has a market cap of $24.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.98, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. The firm’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. Research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

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.