NEOS Investment Management LLC Sells 70,040 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

NEOS Investment Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 75.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 22,740 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 70,040 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,083,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Barr E S & Co. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.5% in the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 2,813 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $708,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.29.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $185.79 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $190.69 and a 200 day moving average of $185.91. The company has a market cap of $24.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $273.83. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.