Dearborn Partners LLC Invests $25.51 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 142,071 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $25,506,000. Verisk Analytics comprises approximately 1.2% of Dearborn Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $191.02 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $24.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $188.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.34.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 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 Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.