Intech Investment Management LLC lessened its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK – Free Report) by 57.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 9,824 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 13,275 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,198,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Elevation Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 5,871 shares of company stock valued at $1,023,452 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.4%
Verisk Analytics stock opened at $178.33 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $176.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $198.61. The company has a market capitalization of $23.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69. 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 (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. The company’s 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, equities analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.
Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced 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. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.
Verisk Analytics Company 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.
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