Hsbc Holdings PLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 427,041 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $76,681,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned 0.33% of Verisk Analytics as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Essex Bank lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Barr E S & Co. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $441,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.3%

VRSK stock opened at $187.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $188.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.26. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $273.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.45 billion, a PE ratio of 28.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on VRSK. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. 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.