Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation, seven have issued a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $238.1429.

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth about $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $214.75 on Friday. 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 company has a market cap of $29.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.81. Verisk Analytics has a fifty-two week low of $164.60 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $206.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $226.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

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.