Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Erste Asset Management GmbH

Erste Asset Management GmbH reduced its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 69.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,317 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 5,193 shares during the period. Erste Asset Management GmbH’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $576,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $207.57 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.63 billion, a PE ratio of 31.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $206.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $227.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $237.00 to $223.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $240.86.

About Verisk Analytics

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.