TD Asset Management Inc Sells 694,908 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

TD Asset Management Inc lowered its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 51.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 645,330 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 694,908 shares during the quarter. TD Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $162,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. Jensen Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 50.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,802,000 after buying an additional 142,911 shares during the period. Allstate Corp bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth $1,256,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,931,000 after acquiring an additional 73,026 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 20.3% during the third quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 101,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,646,000 after acquiring an additional 17,200 shares during the period. Finally, ING Groep NV lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 278.4% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 87,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,902,000 after acquiring an additional 64,066 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were 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 $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $237.00 to $223.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $240.86.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $195.82 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $27.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $207.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.74.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics 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.