Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.

Comgest Global Investors S.A.S. decreased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 515,378 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 7,612 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics comprises 2.3% of Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Comgest Global Investors S.A.S.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $129,623,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on VRSK. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Argus downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Barclays raised 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, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $263.21.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK stock opened at $184.07 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $210.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $231.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.44%.

More Verisk Analytics News

Here are the key news stories impacting Verisk Analytics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS and revenue beat street expectations (EPS $1.82 vs ~ $1.58 consensus; revenue ~$779M, +5.8% y/y), with margin expansion driving stronger-than-expected profitability — core catalyst for the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to ~10.1% of shares outstanding), signaling management believes shares are undervalued and providing direct support to EPS and shareholder value. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend raised to $0.50 (an ~11.1% increase from prior), reinforcing a shareholder-return focus and boosting income investor interest.
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and $205 price target (implies modest upside from recent levels), which may temper volatility but doesn’t constitute a strong buy signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came in slightly below consensus: EPS guidance narrowed to $7.45–$7.75 (vs ~7.71 consensus) and revenue guidance ~ $3.2B vs consensus nearer $3.3B — investors may mark down multiple or wait for evidence of re-acceleration. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Net income declined y/y (reported net income down ~6.2% due to prior-year gains), a reminder that underlying profit trends can be affected by one-offs and may temper near-term sentiment. Read More.

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.