21,429 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Purchased by Rakuten Investment Management Inc.

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 21,429 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,840,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 19,891 shares of company stock valued at $3,765,823 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $191.77 on Monday. 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 cap of $24.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.44.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 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.