Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Increases Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 14.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 397,444 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 49,248 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics accounts for approximately 1.0% of Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $75,415,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $188.35 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $24.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.67, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $192.43. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $308.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid 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 dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

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.