Delta Global Management LP Invests $2.39 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Delta Global Management LP bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 9,514 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,393,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $556,192,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after buying an additional 580,885 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% in the third quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,414,000 after buying an additional 537,623 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 232.3% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $191,298,000 after buying an additional 531,713 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.3% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $248,243,000 after buying an additional 526,508 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VRSK opened at $204.74 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The business’s fifty day moving average is $204.07 and its 200-day moving average is $222.98. 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 firm has a market cap of $28.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.55, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.