Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. Has $14.21 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 23.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,479 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 17,477 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $14,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,894,802 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,262,731,000 after purchasing an additional 161,213 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,249,900,000 after purchasing an additional 33,213 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $556,192,000. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,333,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $415,334,000 after buying an additional 58,772 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,199,166 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $373,540,000 after buying an additional 97,099 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Rothschild Redb downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $278.64.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $222.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.06 billion, a PE ratio of 33.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $196.99 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $219.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $251.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The company had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $776.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.44%.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Gregory Hendrick bought 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $216.14 per share, with a total value of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. The trade was a 24.56% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill bought 450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $217.95 per share, for a total transaction of $98,077.50. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at $289,219.65. The trade was a 51.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders acquired 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and sold 2,000 shares valued at $442,317. Corporate insiders own 0.46% 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.