Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust Invests $9.82 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 43,882 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,816,000. Verisk Analytics comprises 2.6% of Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,336,366,000 after purchasing an additional 346,525 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,346,605,000 after purchasing an additional 158,791 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,694,505 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $426,185,000 after purchasing an additional 26,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,493,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $374,547,000 after purchasing an additional 89,193 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $171.50 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $178.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $22.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.10, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.72. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS 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 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 (DPR) is 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding 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 leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of several recent research reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total transaction of $400,475.85. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,721,520.68. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,535 shares of company stock worth $614,676. 0.52% 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.