Head-To-Head Survey: Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and INTERTEK GP (OTCMKTS:IKTSY)

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and INTERTEK GP (OTCMKTS:IKTSY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. INTERTEK GP pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Verisk Analytics pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Verisk Analytics and INTERTEK GP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verisk Analytics	30.67%	460.89%	20.80%
INTERTEK GP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of INTERTEK GP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INTERTEK GP has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Verisk Analytics and INTERTEK GP”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Verisk Analytics	$2.88 billion	11.98	$958.20 million	$6.49	38.07
INTERTEK GP	$4.34 billion	2.25	$441.39 million	N/A	N/A

Verisk Analytics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INTERTEK GP.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Verisk Analytics and INTERTEK GP, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verisk Analytics	1	5	5	0	2.36
INTERTEK GP	0	1	0	2	3.33

Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus price target of $308.09, suggesting a potential upside of 24.70%. Given Verisk Analytics’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than INTERTEK GP.

Summary

Verisk Analytics beats INTERTEK GP on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments. The company also provides life insurance solutions for transforming current workflows in life insurance underwriting, claim insights, policy administration, unclaimed property/equity, compliance and fraud detection, and actuarial and portfolio modeling; Marketing Solutions, such as compliant, real-time decisioning, profitability, and risk assessment for inbound consumer interactions; and international underwriting and claims solutions. In addition, it offers claims insurance solutions, which provides analytics in fraud detection, compliance reporting, subrogation liability assessment, litigation, and repair cost estimation and valuation solutions; and casualty solutions, such as compliance, casualty claims decision support, and workflow automation solutions. Further, the company supplies software to the specialty insurance market. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

About INTERTEK GP

Intertek Group plc engages in the provision of quality assurance solutions to various industries in the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Australia, and internationally. The company operates in five segments: Consumer Products, Corporate Assurance, Health and Safety, Industry and Infrastructure, and World of Energy. It offers quality assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services (ATIC), including laboratory safety, quality and performance testing, accredited third-party management systems auditing and certification, technical inspection, second-party supplier auditing and supply chain solutions, sustainability data verification, process performance analysis and training, food safety testing, hygiene and safety audits, advisory and consulting, and validation services, as well as hardware, software, and cyber security solutions. The company also provides asset performance management, analytical testing, non-destructive and materials testing, engineering, cargo and inventory inspection, analytical assessment, calibration, supply-chain traceability, and related research and technical services, as well as support services in product development, regulatory authorization, chemical testing, and production. It serves a range of industries, including textiles, footwear, toys, hardlines, home appliances, consumer electronics, information and communication technology, automotive, aerospace, lighting, building products, industrial and renewable energy products, oil and gas, petrochemical, minerals, exploration, ore and mining, building and construction, solar energy, energy storage, green hydrogen, petroleum and biofuels, agricultural supply chain, food, transportation, chemicals and pharma, and healthcare, as well as governments and regulatory bodies. The company was founded in 1885 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.