SG Americas Securities LLC Has $61.05 Million Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1,049.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 272,915 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 249,169 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.20% of Verisk Analytics worth $61,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after purchasing an additional 346,525 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,346,605,000 after purchasing an additional 158,791 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $556,192,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,694,505 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $426,185,000 after buying an additional 26,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.4% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,493,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $374,547,000 after buying an additional 89,193 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at $4,172,808.64. This trade represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $194.73 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $26.86 billion, a PE ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $201.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $220.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

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.