Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by California State Teachers Retirement System

California State Teachers Retirement System lowered its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2.6% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 231,496 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 6,061 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $43,926,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after buying an additional 18,461 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% in 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. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,398,000 after acquiring an additional 9,232 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 68,547 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,333,000 after acquiring an additional 8,181 shares during the period. Finally, Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 441.5% in the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 44,185 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,884,000 after acquiring an additional 36,025 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 21,027 shares of company stock worth $3,870,600 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $194.85 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a PE ratio of 29.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $185.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $189.05. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $281.82.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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.