Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $15.47 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 8.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,507 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,710 shares during the quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $15,470,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 341,364 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $85,856,000 after purchasing an additional 2,756 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 3,356 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $844,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the period. Tema Etfs LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at about $1,299,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the third quarter valued at about $174,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. Seaport Res Ptn raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $224.87 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $250.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $196.99 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,219.65. The trade was a 51.31% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders purchased 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 2,000 shares valued at $442,317. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.