Man Group plc Buys New Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Man Group plc bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 3,974 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $713,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its position 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 acquiring 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 analysts have commented on the company. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities 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. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.29.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $190.60 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $190.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.88. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market cap of $24.81 billion, a PE ratio of 29.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share 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 given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.