PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Buys New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $949,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $174.76 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $22.90 billion, a PE ratio of 26.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $314.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $175.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics 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.