TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Purchases 5,792 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSKFree Report) by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,114 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,792 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $11,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 21.5% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 348,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,888,000 after buying an additional 61,719 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 255,194 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $57,255,000 after acquiring an additional 40,885 shares during the last quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 376.7% in the 4th quarter. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan now owns 10,520 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,353,000 after acquiring an additional 8,313 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 233,328 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,193,000 after acquiring an additional 42,295 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $3,569,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total value of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 in the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Weiss Ratings raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.29.

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Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $185.79 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The company’s 50-day moving average is $190.69 and its 200 day moving average is $185.88.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSKGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

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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