Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s What Happened

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $161.60 and last traded at $160.6870, with a volume of 264809 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $166.32.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have commented on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $238.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 3.1%

The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $187.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $204.07. The company has a market capitalization of $21.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.51, a PEG ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 0.72.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period 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 predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,428,654.88. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Capital International Investors increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 worth $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% in the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $142,414,000 after purchasing an additional 537,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 232.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $191,298,000 after acquiring an additional 531,713 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% 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.