SG Americas Securities LLC Acquires 249,169 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1,049.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 272,915 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 249,169 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $61,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 295.8% in the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,067,000 after purchasing an additional 15,058 shares in the last quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 50.7% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $300,931,000 after buying an additional 73,026 shares during the period. Allstate Corp bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,256,000. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 77.0% in the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 59,083 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,860,000 after buying an additional 25,712 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In other 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 completion of the acquisition, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,172,808.64. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $194.73 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $26.86 billion, a PE ratio of 30.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.50 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 fifty day moving average of $201.49 and a 200-day moving average of $220.14.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million for 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 quarter last year, the business posted $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.82%.

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

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.