Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd Acquires New Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 386,174 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $69,330,000. Verisk Analytics accounts for approximately 2.4% of Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $191.02 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.34, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $188.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.88 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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