Pacer Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 11.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 72,067 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 7,114 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $16,121,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during 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 acquiring an additional 158,791 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 36,194 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $875,574,000 after purchasing an additional 362,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $173.80 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $175.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $195.21. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $314.80. 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 market cap of $22.77 billion, a PE ratio of 26.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue 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. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid 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 yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.