Bamco Inc. NY Boosts Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Bamco Inc. NY raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,221,015 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,685 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics makes up about 0.8% of Bamco Inc. NY’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Bamco Inc. NY’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $307,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Jensen Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 50.7% during the 3rd quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,802,000 after purchasing an additional 142,911 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,931,000 after buying an additional 73,026 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the third quarter valued at about $1,256,000. ING Groep NV raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 278.4% in the third quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 87,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $21,902,000 after buying an additional 64,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 77.0% in the third quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 59,083 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,860,000 after buying an additional 25,712 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $201.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $204.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $223.73. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $164.60 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $27.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.00, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.81.

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a 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 given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

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.