Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 3,477 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,477 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $624,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 52.2% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,325,000 after buying an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.1%

VRSK opened at $187.50 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $274.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a 50 day moving average of $187.99 and a 200 day moving average of $185.46.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

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.