Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Bought by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 287,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,969 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned approximately 0.21% of Verisk Analytics worth $72,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 23.9% in the second quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 4,432 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,381,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, 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. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America began coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $240.86.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 2.4%

VRSK stock opened at $207.57 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The firm has a market cap of $28.63 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a PEG ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $206.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $228.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20.

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

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 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.