Natixis Advisors LLC Has $25.58 Million Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 40.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 101,694 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 69,135 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $25,577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 26.4% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,334 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $727,000 after acquiring an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 74.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 3,144 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $980,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 3.6%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $202.66 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.95 billion, a PE ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $205.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $164.60 and a 12 month high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

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

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of several research reports. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $230.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.