Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Buys Shares of 122,932 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 122,932 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $22,070,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Essex Bank lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Barr E S & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $441,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on VRSK. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $191.77 on Friday. 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 has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 29.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $189.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.39. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted 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 net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company 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 posted $1.88 EPS. The business’s 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. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.