Midway Capital Research & Management Purchases New Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Midway Capital Research & Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 12,438 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,782,000. Verisk Analytics makes up about 2.7% of Midway Capital Research & Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after purchasing an additional 18,461 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 295.8% during the 3rd quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC now owns 20,148 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,067,000 after buying an additional 15,058 shares in the last quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 7,265.5% in the 4th quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 31,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,969,000 after acquiring an additional 30,733 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 2,071.9% during the 3rd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 37,270 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,374,000 after acquiring an additional 35,554 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% in the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,398,000 after acquiring an additional 9,232 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $173.80 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $314.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $175.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $195.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics 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.