Schroder Investment Management Group Has $298.06 Million Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 956,845 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 17,260 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned 0.68% of Verisk Analytics worth $298,057,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $34,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays raised Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn restated a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $282.14.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Gregory Hendrick acquired 500 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. The trade was a 24.56% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the purchase, the director owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders purchased 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 7,420 shares worth $1,889,171. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $225.07 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.99 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The business has a 50 day moving average of $230.91 and a 200-day moving average of $269.90. The stock has a market cap of $31.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.31, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.84.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 27.44%.

Verisk Analytics Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.