Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives $278.64 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $278.6429.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on VRSK shares. Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild Redb lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $224.16 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $31.24 billion, a PE ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $220.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $248.68.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.44%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% 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 worth $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $29,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.