Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA cut its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 38.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,569,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,616,818 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned approximately 1.84% of Verisk Analytics worth $646,186,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 161,213 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,900,000 after buying an additional 33,213 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $556,192,000. Parnassus Investments LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 31.8% in 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 buying an additional 360,419 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.6% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $415,334,000 after acquiring an additional 58,772 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $220.41 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $220.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $247.02. The company has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a PE ratio of 33.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $196.99 and a 1-year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild Redb lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value 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 $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics 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.