Flossbach Von Storch SE Has $13.55 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Flossbach Von Storch SE reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,863 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 71,031 shares during the period. Flossbach Von Storch SE’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $13,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position 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 purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $383,000. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,220 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,872,000 after buying an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.3%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $219.03 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $220.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.65.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.67 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on VRSK. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday. Argus lowered 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 Verisk Analytics from $314.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Seaport Research Partners raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $278.64.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey bought 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $217.03 per share, for a total transaction of $108,515.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 3,962 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $859,872.86. This trade represents a 14.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. The trade was a 1.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.