National Pension Service Has $52.29 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

National Pension Service lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 1.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 233,749 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,311 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned 0.17% of Verisk Analytics worth $52,287,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 180.0% during the fourth quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 14,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,132,000 after purchasing an additional 9,000 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 140.8% in the fourth quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,269 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $284,000 after buying an additional 742 shares during the period. Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd as trustee for Retail Employees Superannuation Trust acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $9,816,000. Huntington National Bank lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 3,177 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $711,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the period. Finally, Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $202,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,335 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.51, for a total transaction of $400,475.85. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,721,520.68. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 3,535 shares of company stock valued at $614,676 over the last ninety days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $174.99 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $199.44. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $22.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. 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. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

About Verisk Analytics

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.