Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Argus lowered Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. One research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.7%

VRSK opened at $220.41 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. Verisk Analytics has a one year low of $196.99 and a one year high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $30.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.60, a PEG ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $220.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $247.02.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gregory Hendrick purchased 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $548,131.04. This trade represents a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill purchased 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,336,366,000 after acquiring an additional 346,525 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,346,605,000 after purchasing an additional 158,791 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $556,192,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,694,505 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $426,185,000 after buying an additional 26,518 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.