Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. Buys New Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 16,883 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,031,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. XXEC Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,852,678,000. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after buying an additional 3,013,400 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $346,457,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $138,842,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the subject of several recent research reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $189.55 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average of $188.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.24. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $273.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.