Secured Retirement Advisors LLC Invests $956,000 in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Secured Retirement Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,036 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $956,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’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 transaction of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 2.3%

VRSK stock opened at $183.72 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $175.87 and a 200-day moving average of $192.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $310.20. The company has a market capitalization of $24.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.96, a PEG ratio of 2.01 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.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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 Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

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.