Wall Street Zen Upgrades Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) to Hold

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Sunday.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on VRSK. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Rothschild Redb cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Argus downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Barclays upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the company from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn restated a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $219.74 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $220.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $243.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19. Verisk Analytics has a 52-week low of $196.99 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $30.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its 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. The business had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% 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 Jeffrey J. Dailey purchased 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average price of $217.03 per share, with a total value of $108,515.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 3,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $859,872.86. This represents a 14.44% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first 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% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 79.3% during the 2nd quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,485 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $463,000 after buying an additional 657 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 2,902 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $904,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by 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.