Quantitative Investment Management LLC Purchases New Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Quantitative Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 8,137 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,046,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after acquiring an additional 346,525 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the third quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $375,433,000 after purchasing an additional 360,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $415,334,000 after purchasing an additional 58,772 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America initiated coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $198.04 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $204.79 and a 200 day moving average of $224.49. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market cap of $27.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.51, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The business had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 27.73%.

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.