Matauro LLC Reduces Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Matauro LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 917 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 108 shares during the period. Matauro LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $286,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Louisbourg Investments Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the first quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the first quarter valued at approximately $48,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 186.7% during the first quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 172 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the first quarter valued at approximately $52,000. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the first quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $247.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $34.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.85. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $239.83 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $263.86 and a 200 day moving average of $288.40.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $772.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $767.91 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.67% and a return on equity of 460.89%. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.74 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.01, for a total value of $294,811.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 78,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,147,865.07. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $259.80 per share, for a total transaction of $259,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,773 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $460,625.40. The trade was a 129.37% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,520 shares of company stock valued at $2,273,891 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price target for the company. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $340.00 to $334.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $311.00.

Verisk Analytics Profile

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.