King Luther Capital Management Corp Sells 39,971 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

King Luther Capital Management Corp lowered its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 22.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 138,256 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 39,971 shares during the quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $30,926,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in 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 in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 2,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $599,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Bank lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $171.59 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $179.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $200.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.12, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of several analyst reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total value of $400,475.85. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,721,520.68. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 3,535 shares of company stock worth $614,676 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.