Prudential PLC Trims Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Prudential PLC reduced its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,372 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 4,116 shares during the quarter. Prudential PLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $15,294,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $48,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 12,636 shares of company stock valued at $2,225,119. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $181.73 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $321.83. The company has a market cap of $23.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $176.00 and a 200-day moving average of $198.24.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced 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 net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

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.