Nykredit A S Takes $11.45 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Nykredit A S bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 63,764 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $11,448,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. 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 stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value 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 represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $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 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 2.5%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $185.79 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $190.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 period last year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current 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 given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.29.

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.