Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $191.12 and last traded at $192.49, with a volume of 3008823 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $214.15.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VRSK. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target 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. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 10.1%

The firm has a market capitalization of $26.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.79. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $219.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $239.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 1,700 shares of company stock worth $369,648 in the last ninety days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.