Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Has $16.03 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 123.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,482 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,610 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $16,030,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the 4th 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 period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 295.8% during the 3rd quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,067,000 after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares during the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% during the fourth quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,969,000 after purchasing an additional 30,733 shares during the period. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 2,071.9% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,374,000 after purchasing an additional 35,554 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 620.0% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 9,232 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $188.35 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $24.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.67, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.69. 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 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $308.19. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $176.18 and a 200-day moving average of $192.43.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 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 business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

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.