Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Upgraded to Hold at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) from a strong sell rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Thursday morning, Marketbeat reports. They currently have $185.00 price target on the business services provider’s stock.

A number of other analysts have also commented on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.9%

VRSK stock opened at $173.80 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $314.80. The business has a 50-day moving average of $175.09 and a 200-day moving average of $195.36.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.44%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% 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 Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% 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.