Vinva Investment Management Ltd Has $6.15 Million Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Vinva Investment Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 29.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 24,735 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,569 shares during the quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $6,154,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $34,000. Finally, SouthState Corp boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 88.1% in the second quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 111 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $214.75 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $206.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $29.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.09, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

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.