Railway Pension Investments Ltd Sells 7,120 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Railway Pension Investments Ltd reduced its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 54,280 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 7,120 shares during the period. Railway Pension Investments Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $9,745,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 13,126 shares of company stock valued at $2,564,156. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $193.78 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $189.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” 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.