Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC

Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC lowered its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 62.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 60,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 98,711 shares during the period. Verisk Analytics accounts for 2.4% of Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $15,147,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Sabra R. Purtill acquired 450 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays raised Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Seaport Research Partners raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $216.59 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.99 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. The business’s fifty day moving average is $220.90 and its 200-day moving average is $245.63. The stock has a market cap of $30.19 billion, a PE ratio of 33.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.