Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Bought by Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 671,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,706 shares during the period. Verisk Analytics comprises approximately 4.6% of Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $150,126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the third quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,495 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 4.6% in the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $281,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% in the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,245 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $816,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was 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 directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. This represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $185.75 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $199.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $219.66. 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, Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.60 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $25.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.62, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.81.

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

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

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial raised Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

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.