Hsbc Holdings PLC Has $76.68 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 178.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 427,041 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 273,525 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $76,681,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.29.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total value of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,050,920.70. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $185.79 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $190.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.91. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $273.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.54, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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