Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Acquired by Torray Investment Partners LLC

Torray Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 40.4% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 24,387 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,023 shares during the quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,325,000 after purchasing an additional 46,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK traded down $1.62 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $185.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,481,488 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,114,315. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $306.45. The stock has a market cap of $24.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.22, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $177.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $191.38.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

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.