Saudi Central Bank Has $1.65 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Saudi Central Bank raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 78.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,170 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,026 shares during the quarter. Saudi Central Bank’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,646,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BAM Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. BAM Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,798 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $682,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.0% during the second quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 122,044 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $21,872,000 after buying an additional 1,161 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 61,114 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,234,000 after acquiring an additional 5,792 shares in the last quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 56.3% during the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,244 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 2,249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,245,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 5.5%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $175.49 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.96, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $273.83.

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. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.88 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. 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 is 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on VRSK. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.