OFI Invest Asset Management Raises Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

OFI Invest Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 7,265.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,733 shares during the period. OFI Invest Asset Management’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $6,969,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the third quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,495 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,131,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% during the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,245 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $816,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $169.41 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $164.60 and a one year high of $322.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $192.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $214.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $22.19 billion, a PE ratio of 26.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.82.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.61 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

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.