Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Bought by Norris Perne & French LLP MI

Norris Perne & French LLP MI grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 44.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 131,304 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,668 shares during the period. Verisk Analytics comprises about 1.9% of Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $29,371,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 223.9% during the 3rd quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 149 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VRSK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of VRSK opened at $167.87 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $190.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $212.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The company has a market capitalization of $21.99 billion, a PE ratio of 25.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.70 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.61 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics 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.