Korea Investment CORP Has $11.89 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Korea Investment CORP cut its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 54.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,261 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 55,928 shares during the quarter. Korea Investment CORP’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $11,887,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $203.13 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $164.60 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $28.02 billion, a PE ratio of 31.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $205.30 and a 200-day moving average of $224.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The firm had revenue of $778.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. 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. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. 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 transaction 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 $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.