Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Insider Kathy Card Beckles Sells 2,020 Shares of Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $194.85 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $281.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $189.05. The firm has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of several recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. One research 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 company 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.