323,452 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Bought by Flossbach Von Storch SE

Flossbach Von Storch SE bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 323,452 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $58,069,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after buying an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 24,562 shares of company stock worth $4,575,075 over the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. Bank of America reduced their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 4.2%

Shares of VRSK opened at $186.45 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $276.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $187.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.66. The company has a market capitalization of $24.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) 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 business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.3% 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 analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

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.