Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Trims Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA decreased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 38.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,569,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 1,616,818 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $646,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were 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 document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $220.41 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $220.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $247.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.99 and a 12-month high of $322.92. 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 has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.60, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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