Insider Selling: Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) CFO Sells 400 Shares of Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at $4,172,808.64. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK traded down $2.70 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $201.69. 1,615,724 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,033,347. The company’s 50-day moving average is $203.42 and its 200-day moving average is $222.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.08, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position 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 worth $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $209,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,457 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,011,000 after acquiring an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.