BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Has $8.35 Million Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 159.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,189 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 20,412 shares during the quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $8,347,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Gallacher Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 21.1% during the third quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 1,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 176 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,426 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $610,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the period. Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,857,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 122.9% in the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 243 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the period. Finally, AGF Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 23.8% in the 3rd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 11,955 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,007,000 after purchasing an additional 2,301 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’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 value of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total value of $238,689.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,700 shares of company stock worth $369,648. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VRSK. Evercore ISI lowered their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, 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 note on Thursday, October 30th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $274.07.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $184.68 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $218.30 and a 200-day moving average of $238.90. The company has a market cap of $25.74 billion, a PE ratio of 28.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $181.72 and a one year high of $322.92.

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.