Sei Investments Co. Sells 78,114 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Sei Investments Co. lowered its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSKFree Report) by 28.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 195,529 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 78,114 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $37,103,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on VRSK

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $201.34 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market cap of $26.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $182.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $189.40. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $300.93.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSKGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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