Victory Capital Management Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Victory Capital Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 243,915 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 17,553 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.18% of Verisk Analytics worth $61,347,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Jensen Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 50.7% in the third quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,802,000 after acquiring an additional 142,911 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,931,000 after purchasing an additional 73,026 shares during the period. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,256,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 101,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,646,000 after purchasing an additional 17,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ING Groep NV lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 278.4% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 87,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $21,902,000 after purchasing an additional 64,066 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $214.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $206.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $226.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.09, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year 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 firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.