Squarepoint Ops LLC Sells 59,695 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Squarepoint Ops LLC decreased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 10.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 506,540 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 59,695 shares during the quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $113,308,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 1.8%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $180.46 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $175.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $196.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $314.80. The company has a market capitalization of $23.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. The company’s quarterly 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. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase 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 reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

About Verisk Analytics

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.