Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSKFree Report) by 32.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 12,414 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 6,018 shares during the quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,701,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,336,366,000 after acquiring an additional 346,525 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,346,605,000 after acquiring an additional 158,791 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after acquiring an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,694,505 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $426,185,000 after purchasing an additional 26,518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $346,457,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $182.55 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $175.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $197.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $314.80. The firm has a market cap of $23.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSKGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 17,307 shares of company stock worth $3,076,222. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on VRSK. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned 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 an average target price of $237.20.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on VRSK

Verisk Analytics Company 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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