Grandfield & Dodd LLC Cuts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Grandfield & Dodd LLC lessened its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 138,120 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 3,655 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics makes up 1.7% of Grandfield & Dodd LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Grandfield & Dodd LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Verisk Analytics worth $30,896,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $48,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.3%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $174.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $177.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $199.44. The stock has a market cap of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.72. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total transaction of $400,475.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,721,520.68. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,535 shares of company stock valued at $614,676. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

About Verisk Analytics

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.