United Capital Financial Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 5,423 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $974,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,778,000 after purchasing an additional 14,720 shares in the last quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,367,000. Danske Bank A S lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Danske Bank A S now owns 76,761 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $17,171,000 after purchasing an additional 5,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 21.5% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 348,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,888,000 after buying an additional 61,719 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly 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. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 19,891 shares of company stock worth $3,765,823. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $191.77 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $189.30 and its 200-day moving average is $185.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $273.83. The company has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 29.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

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.