Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Acquired by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 409,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 26,200 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $77,612,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 3.2%

VRSK opened at $195.25 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market cap of $25.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.72, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $303.13. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $180.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $189.95.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

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.