CI Investments Inc. Trims Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

CI Investments Inc. reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 35.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,293 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,962 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,004,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $201.34 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $300.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $182.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $189.62. The stock has a market cap of $26.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VRSK. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 in the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.