Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) CFO Elizabeth Mann Sells 400 Shares

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 3.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $175.62 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $276.19. The company’s 50 day moving average is $187.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a market cap of $22.86 billion, a PE ratio of 26.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. XXEC Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $844,259,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group upped 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, July 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” 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.