Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Purchased by KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 101,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,200 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $25,646,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 9,017 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,809,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 11.4% during the 2nd quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 341 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. EWA LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Accretive Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,417,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at $289,219.65. This represents a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory Hendrick bought 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $216.14 per share, with a total value of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. The trade was a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares valued at $442,317. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $219.61 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.61 billion, a PE ratio of 33.48, a PEG ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $219.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $251.60.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.44%.

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.