Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. Boosts Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 177,866 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,539 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics comprises 1.5% of Tandem Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. owned about 0.13% of Verisk Analytics worth $44,735,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s 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 owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 1,700 shares of company stock valued at $369,648 over the last three months. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $216.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.99 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $220.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $242.47. The company has a market cap of $30.19 billion, a PE ratio of 33.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 0.81.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on VRSK. Argus lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $239.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $278.64.

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.