Epoch Investment Partners Inc. Purchases 62,846 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Epoch Investment Partners Inc. increased its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 16.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 454,147 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 62,846 shares during the period. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned approximately 0.35% of Verisk Analytics worth $86,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on VRSK. Bank of America cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 4.2%

VRSK stock opened at $201.34 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $189.62. 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 $300.93. The stock has a market cap of $26.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

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.