Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $1.73 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 39.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,722 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 4,987 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,727,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $51,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $171.50 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $22.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $178.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.91. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total value of $400,475.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,721,520.68. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 3,535 shares of company stock valued at $614,676 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.