Voya Investment Management LLC Has $57.76 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Voya Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 23.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 229,656 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 71,326 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $57,761,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the first quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $981,000 after purchasing an additional 1,130 shares in the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 51.8% in the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 1,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 12.5% during the first quarter. Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC now owns 1,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $406,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 154.2% in the first quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 39,676 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,808,000 after acquiring an additional 24,066 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 19.9% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,704,246 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $507,219,000 after acquiring an additional 283,238 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $218.03 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $223.02 and its 200-day simple moving average is $260.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The stock has a market cap of $30.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.24, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $196.99 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The firm had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Sabra R. Purtill acquired 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $289,219.65. This represents a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VRSK. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday. Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

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.