Teacher Retirement System of Texas Sells 29,595 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Teacher Retirement System of Texas trimmed its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 28.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 74,409 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 29,595 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $16,645,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 334.5% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $188,237,000 after acquiring an additional 580,885 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,879.0% during the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 566,235 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $142,414,000 after acquiring an additional 537,623 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 232.3% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 760,599 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $191,298,000 after acquiring an additional 531,713 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $248,243,000 after acquiring an additional 526,508 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 115.4% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 874,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $220,051,000 after acquiring an additional 468,782 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,428,654.88. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $177.59 on Friday. 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 52 week low of $161.70 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.82. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $190.23 and a 200-day moving average of $209.00.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics’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 expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

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.