Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. Cuts Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Stegent Equity Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,514 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,744 shares during the quarter. Stegent Equity Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,894,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,262,731,000 after acquiring an additional 161,213 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd 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 period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC grew its holdings 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 during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings 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 period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $220.41 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.99 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The stock has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a 50 day moving average of $220.61 and a 200 day moving average of $247.40.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 27.44%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on VRSK. Wall Street Zen lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday. Seaport Res Ptn raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Gregory Hendrick acquired 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. This trade represents a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey bought 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $217.03 per share, for a total transaction of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 3,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $859,872.86. This represents a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders purchased 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $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.