Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Stake Lowered by Mediolanum International Funds Ltd

Mediolanum International Funds Ltd cut its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 33.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,418 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 14,483 shares during the quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $5,512,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after acquiring an additional 18,461 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management increased 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 acquiring an additional 30,733 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,398,000 after acquiring an additional 9,232 shares during the period. Eastern Bank increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 67.7% during the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 80,680 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $18,047,000 after acquiring an additional 32,574 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 13.6% in the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 68,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,333,000 after purchasing an additional 8,181 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock worth $2,925,710 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on VRSK. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America lowered 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, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $201.79 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $303.72. The stock has a market cap of $26.44 billion, a PE ratio of 30.71, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day moving average of $179.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.15. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.