Tema Etfs LLC Invests $1.30 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Tema Etfs LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 5,166 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,299,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 target price (down previously from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $224.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.27, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $220.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $249.46. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.99 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Gregory Hendrick acquired 500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at $548,131.04. This represents a 24.56% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 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 insiders.

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.