Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) CEO Lee Shavel Sells 3,535 Shares of Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total value of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Lee Shavel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 3rd, Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90.
• On Wednesday, July 29th, Lee Shavel sold 2,500 shares of Verisk Analytics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $550,000.00.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 3.2%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $188.16 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $190.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.90, a PEG ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior 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 anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. One investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. XXEC Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $992,675,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 17,108.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 39,835,732 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,151,709,000 after purchasing an additional 39,604,236 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $1,852,678,000. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $844,259,000. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.