Recent Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Verisk Analytics (VRSK)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK):

• 12/29/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/29/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wolfe Research.
• 12/22/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/17/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $290.00 to $270.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/1/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/14/2025 – Verisk Analytics was downgraded by analysts at Argus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/13/2025 – Verisk Analytics had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 27.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Sabra R. Purtill acquired 450 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This trade represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares worth $442,317. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.