Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. Takes $60.70 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 338,078 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $60,695,000. Verisk Analytics comprises about 4.2% of Bristol Gate Capital Partners Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $188.49 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $273.83. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $188.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.23. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market cap of $24.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 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 analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given 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 currently 30.72%.

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.