Gotham Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 201.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 195,756 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 130,787 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $43,789,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 2.4%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $175.35 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $314.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $175.24 and a 200 day moving average of $195.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.69, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

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.