GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd Buys Shares of 222,311 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 222,311 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $39,911,000. Verisk Analytics comprises approximately 5.5% of GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. GCQ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PTY Ltd owned approximately 0.17% of Verisk Analytics as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VRSK. William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,095,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $1,198,000. Korea Investment CORP purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $4,442,000. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $1,343,000. Finally, Shelter Mutual Insurance Co purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $7,127,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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. UBS Group boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $187.50 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $274.78. The firm has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

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.