Ycg LLC Increases Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Ycg LLC increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 148,028 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,127 shares during the quarter. Verisk Analytics makes up about 2.8% of Ycg LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Ycg LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $37,231,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 9,017 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,809,000 after buying an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 11.4% during the second quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 341 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the second quarter. Tranquility Partners LLC now owns 3,231 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. EWA LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.6% in the second quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,105 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accretive Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on VRSK. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Rothschild Redb cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Barclays raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $278.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey acquired 500 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $217.03 per share, with a total value of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 3,962 shares in the company, valued at approximately $859,872.86. The trade was a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Gregory Hendrick bought 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $216.14 per share, for a total transaction of $108,070.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 2,536 shares in the company, valued at approximately $548,131.04. This represents a 24.56% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have bought 1,450 shares of company stock worth $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares worth $369,648. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $220.41 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.72 billion, a PE ratio of 33.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $220.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.86. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.99 and a twelve month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The company had revenue of $768.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.67 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 27.44%.

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.