Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Purchased by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 24.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 127,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 25,308 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $28,409,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Legacy Advisors LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 2,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Essex Bank boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on VRSK shares. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 12,636 shares of company stock worth $2,225,119. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $180.00 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company’s fifty day moving average is $176.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $198.36.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

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.