GAMMA Investing LLC Purchases 2,804 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 42.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,403 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,804 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,688,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $875,574,000 after purchasing an additional 362,050 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,815,060 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $406,011,000 after purchasing an additional 322,345 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 24,562 shares of company stock worth $4,566,783. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VRSK opened at $189.75 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $276.19. The stock has a market cap of $24.70 billion, a PE ratio of 29.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $187.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $187.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

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.