Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 27,245 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 16.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 195,289 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 27,245 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics comprises 1.8% of Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $37,056,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares during the period. UBS Group AG grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.3% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $248,243,000 after purchasing an additional 526,508 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 115.4% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 874,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $220,051,000 after purchasing an additional 468,782 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $200.68 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.29 billion, a PE ratio of 30.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $179.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $190.55. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $304.29.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. One research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.