XXEC Inc. Raises Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

XXEC Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 526.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 124,617 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,723 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics makes up 4.6% of XXEC Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. XXEC Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $23,646,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Inspire Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.6% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 15,686 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,976,000 after purchasing an additional 1,246 shares during the period. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.3% in the first quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 47,921 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,093,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 50.6% during the 1st quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $575,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 62,729 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,903,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period. Finally, Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,772.1% during the 1st quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 75,276 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,284,000 after buying an additional 71,255 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating 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, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $179.53 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $175.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $192.89. The company has a market cap of $23.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.33, a PEG ratio of 2.01 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. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s 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.