Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $236.2667.

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 21,027 shares of company stock worth $3,870,600 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings 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. Legacy Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Net Worth Advisory Group boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 1,151 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK stock opened at $194.85 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $281.82. The company has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day moving average of $185.85 and a 200-day moving average of $188.79.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 7.66 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

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.