Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by USS Investment Management Ltd

USS Investment Management Ltd cut its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 780,619 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 131,889 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics comprises approximately 0.9% of USS Investment Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $174,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st 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. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,325,000 after acquiring an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $183.80 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $24.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.98, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $175.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $196.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $314.80.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has authorized a share buyback 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 repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 17,307 shares of company stock valued at $3,076,222. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

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.