Clio Asset Management LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Clio Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 21,676 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $4,113,000. Verisk Analytics comprises about 3.4% of Clio Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 1.7%

VRSK stock opened at $177.04 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $314.80. 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 firm has a market cap of $23.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.95, a PEG ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $175.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $193.65.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm 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%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.