Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank lessened its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 4.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 403,300 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 20,200 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $101,434,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $35,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $202.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.23, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $205.71 and a 200-day moving average of $224.83. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The business 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%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 27.73%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

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.