Blair William & Co. IL Has $86.42 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Blair William & Co. IL lessened its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 386,320 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 10,371 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $86,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,249,000 after acquiring an additional 18,461 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 295.8% during the third quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,067,000 after acquiring an additional 15,058 shares in the last quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 77.0% during the third quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 59,083 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,860,000 after acquiring an additional 25,712 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% during the fourth quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,969,000 after acquiring an additional 30,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2,071.9% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,374,000 after acquiring an additional 35,554 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $179.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $23.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $175.42 and its 200-day moving average is $196.06. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $314.80.

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback 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 usually a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

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.