QRG Capital Management Inc. Sells 5,622 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

QRG Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 25.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 16,594 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,622 shares during the quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,174,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,985 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,772,000 after purchasing an additional 631 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 28,941 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,015,000 after buying an additional 1,006 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.7%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $220.41 on Monday. 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, Inc. has a 52-week low of $196.99 and a 52-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 50 day moving average price of $220.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.02.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 27.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders purchased 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.