Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Purchases New Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 3,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $592,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its position in shares of 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 worth $42,325,000 after acquiring an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.6%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $188.49 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.95, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $188.34 and its 200 day moving average is $185.23.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.