Perpetual Ltd Decreases Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Perpetual Ltd decreased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 58.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,297 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 8,867 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,584,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $218.03 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.99 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.24, a PEG ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $223.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $259.86.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on VRSK. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Barclays raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 target price on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Gregory Hendrick purchased 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average price of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at $548,131.04. This represents a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The shares were acquired at an average price of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This represents a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. Corporate insiders own 0.46% 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.