Samuel Liss Sells 4,671 Shares of Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Director Samuel Liss sold 4,671 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $182.55 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $314.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $175.86 and a 200-day moving average of $197.49. The company has a market capitalization of $23.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.