Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Sells 15,894 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lowered its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 4.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 319,537 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 15,894 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $60,632,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.9%

NASDAQ:VRSK traded down $1.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $185.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,481,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,114,315. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $177.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $191.38. 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 company has a market capitalization of $24.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $306.45.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its 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 business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. The business’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. Equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics 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.