Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Buys New Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 16,262 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,638,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.3%

VRSK opened at $183.13 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $175.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $197.21. The company has a market cap of $23.99 billion, a PE ratio of 27.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $314.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The company’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan 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 plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th 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 of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 17,307 shares of company stock valued at $3,076,222. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VRSK. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.