Hardy Reed LLC Buys Shares of 4,361 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Hardy Reed LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 4,361 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $783,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tema ETFs LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.4% in the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 5,610 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,007,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 39,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,046,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 16,504 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,032,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $375,000. Finally, PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 30,278 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,436,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $236.27.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 24,162 shares of company stock worth $4,503,095. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $181.67 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $187.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $186.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.91, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $276.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 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 30.72%.

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.