Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 3,160 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $567,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Commerce Bank purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $1,546,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $353,000. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $9,641,000. XXEC Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $992,675,000. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $240,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. 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 given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.1%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $189.55 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $188.17 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.24. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The company has a market cap of $24.67 billion, a PE ratio of 29.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Verisk Analytics

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.