Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Takes Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 3,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $592,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.6%

VRSK opened at $188.49 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $273.83. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.23.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid 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 Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on 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 owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.