Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd Takes $15.10 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 67,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $15,104,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VRSK. Capital International Investors increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $346,457,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 334.5% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after buying an additional 580,885 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% during the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,414,000 after buying an additional 537,623 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 232.3% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $191,298,000 after buying an additional 531,713 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $179.61 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $175.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $196.06. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $314.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are 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.