Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Shareholders Set to Receive $0.50 Quarterly Dividend

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share by the business services provider on Thursday, December 31st. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 15th.

Verisk Analytics has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. Verisk Analytics has a payout ratio of 25.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Verisk Analytics to earn $8.72 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.9%.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 6.9%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $211.47 on Friday. Verisk Analytics has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $227.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $182.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.41.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $809.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $805.88 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company’s revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Verisk Analytics will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK), doing business as Verisk, is a global data analytics and technology company serving the insurance industry and other risk-focused markets. Its platforms help organizations use data, statistical models and workflow tools to evaluate risk, make decisions and improve operational efficiency.

Verisk’s insurance offerings support underwriting, pricing, claims management, fraud detection, catastrophe modeling and regulatory compliance. Its products include industry data, predictive analytics, property and casualty risk solutions, claims-estimating tools and information used by insurers to assess property, vehicles, businesses and other exposures.