Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Buys New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Posted by Brian Himes on Aug 25th, 2026

Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 3,160 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $567,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.1%

VRSK opened at $189.55 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $273.83. The company has a market cap of $24.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $188.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.24.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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 fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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About Verisk Analytics

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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.