Royal Bank of Canada Sells 169,931 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Royal Bank of Canada lowered its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 30.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 394,230 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 169,931 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $74,805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on VRSK. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $236.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,273,877.74. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 21,027 shares of company stock valued at $3,870,600 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $194.85 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $281.82. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $185.85 and a 200 day moving average of $189.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Verisk Analytics 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.