Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock Has Average Price Target of $226.71 According to Brokerages

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $226.71.

VRSK has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $275.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. UBS Group upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a 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 research note on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $177.49 on Friday. Verisk Analytics has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $245.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $179.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $181.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.70, for a total transaction of $603,424.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $16,812,243. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was 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 approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 15,925 shares of company stock valued at $3,074,216. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. CX Institutional boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,895.0% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 40,019 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,717,000 after purchasing an additional 38,013 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 47.8% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 204 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $16,857,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 297.6% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 65,071 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,682,000 after buying an additional 48,707 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 53,997 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,694,000 after buying an additional 2,319 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc is a data analytics and technology company that provides information, software and predictive insights primarily to the insurance industry. Its solutions help insurers assess risk, support underwriting, manage claims, detect fraud and improve pricing and operational decision-making across property and casualty, life and specialty insurance markets.

The company’s offerings include industry data and standardized insurance information through its ISO business, catastrophe modeling and risk analytics through Extreme Event Solutions and AIR Worldwide, and property estimating and claims-management tools through Xactware.