Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives $278.64 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $274.0714.

A number of analysts have commented on VRSK shares. 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 report on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $233.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,700 shares of company stock valued at $369,648 over the last ninety days. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 1.5%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $189.51 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.79. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $219.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.28. Verisk Analytics has a 1-year low of $187.05 and a 1-year high of $322.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.