National Pension Service Has $44.21 Million Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 12.9% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 246,266 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,167 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $44,212,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Engineers Gate Manager LP lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 1,318 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 194 shares in the last quarter. C WorldWide Group Holding A S increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. C WorldWide Group Holding A S now owns 56,706 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $10,180,000 after buying an additional 2,661 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.5% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 5,146 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $924,000 after buying an additional 1,457 shares during the period. Empirical Finance LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.2% during the second quarter. Empirical Finance LLC now owns 5,193 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $932,000 after acquiring an additional 162 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $9,775,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on VRSK. Barclays decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reduced 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 note on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.71.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $176.20 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $267.07. The stock has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.66. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $190.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.76.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current 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 is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were 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 $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ:VRSK), commonly known as Verisk, is a data analytics and technology company that helps organizations manage risk and make informed decisions. The company primarily serves the insurance industry, providing data, predictive analytics, software and decision-support tools for property and casualty insurers, life insurers and other risk-focused businesses.

Verisk’s products and services support insurance underwriting, pricing, claims management, catastrophe modeling, fraud detection, actuarial analysis and regulatory compliance.