Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives $238.20 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $238.20.

Several research firms have weighed in on VRSK. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,200 shares of company stock worth $214,200 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings 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 worth $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during 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. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $162.55 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $21.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.72. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.72.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.