CI Investments Inc. Increases Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

CI Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1,818.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 47,481 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,006 shares during the quarter. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $11,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake 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 period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in 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 last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 20.1% in the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,279 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,579,000 after buying an additional 1,388 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on VRSK. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Bank of America initiated coverage on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.14.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $214.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $206.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.61 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.73%.

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.