Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Acquires 26,217 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 30.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 113,481 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,217 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned 0.08% of Verisk Analytics worth $28,542,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 24.0% in the third quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 14,703 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,698,000 after buying an additional 2,846 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 104,004 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,158,000 after acquiring an additional 16,061 shares in the last quarter. Northstar Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 40.7% in the 3rd quarter. Northstar Asset Management Inc. now owns 27,805 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,993,000 after purchasing an additional 8,042 shares during the period. Rakuten Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $8,488,000. Finally, Vest Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $232,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $218.04 on Monday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $220.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $243.99.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Seaport Research Partners raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey bought 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $217.03 per share, with a total value of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 3,962 shares in the company, valued at $859,872.86. The trade was a 14.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.