Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan decreased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 54.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,695 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 21,157 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $3,177,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the 4th quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 13,126 shares of company stock valued at $2,564,156. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VRSK. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.0%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $193.78 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $189.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

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.