Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Increases Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 36.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,239,459 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 329,967 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $277,254,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 24.9% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 127,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,409,000 after buying an additional 25,308 shares in the last quarter. AXQ Capital LP raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 45.0% during the 4th quarter. AXQ Capital LP now owns 3,182 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $712,000 after buying an additional 988 shares in the last quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 6,400 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,432,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Ellevest Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Ellevest Inc. now owns 2,853 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $638,000 after buying an additional 295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 1,257 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $181.73 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $23.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $321.83. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $176.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $198.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

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

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm 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 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.44%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 12,636 shares of company stock worth $2,225,119. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

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.