Wellington Management Group LLP Reduces Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Wellington Management Group LLP lessened its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 50.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 164,929 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 166,037 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned about 0.13% of Verisk Analytics worth $29,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. XXEC Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after buying an additional 88,300 shares during the period. Bamco Inc. NY purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $844,259,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after buying an additional 36,194 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $185.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $190.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.88. The firm has a market cap of $24.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.72%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group increased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.29.

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.