LGT Group Foundation Trims Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

LGT Group Foundation cut its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 46.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,832 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 21,493 shares during the period. LGT Group Foundation’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $6,197,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $35,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on VRSK shares. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $210.28 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $29.01 billion, a PE ratio of 32.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81. 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $206.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $225.31. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.61 EPS. The company’s 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. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is 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 given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

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.