Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 33,747 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $8,488,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $556,192,000. Navera Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $110,017,000. Parnassus Investments LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 31.8% during the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $375,433,000 after buying an additional 360,419 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 70.1% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 552,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $172,177,000 after buying an additional 227,738 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 27.6% in the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 806,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $251,122,000 after acquiring an additional 174,577 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on VRSK. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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 value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $216.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81. 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, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.99 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $220.90 and a 200-day moving average of $245.63.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics’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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.