Vontobel Holding Ltd. Boosts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 75,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,331 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned about 0.05% of Verisk Analytics worth $18,929,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,894,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,262,731,000 after acquiring an additional 161,213 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,235,090 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,558,067,000 after purchasing an additional 25,010 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $556,192,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 35.6% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,653,727 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $492,182,000 after buying an additional 434,053 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the purchase, the director owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares valued at $442,317. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on VRSK. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $218.71 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.99 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $221.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $257.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.48 billion, a PE ratio of 33.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The firm had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.44%.

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.