Abacus Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Posted by George Bondi on May 17th, 2026

Abacus Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,257 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $952,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Legacy Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,245 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $816,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Promus Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 2,382 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $599,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $214,200 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $238.20.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $162.55 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $322.92. The company has a 50 day moving average of $184.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $202.72. The company has a market capitalization of $21.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.72.

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

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to buyback $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK)

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