Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Stock Position Lifted by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 8.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 51,351 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,847 shares during the quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $9,744,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 7.0% in the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 61,201 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,613,000 after purchasing an additional 3,994 shares during the period. Glenview Trust Co increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Glenview Trust Co now owns 3,365 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $639,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 233.4% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,988 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,136,000 after buying an additional 4,192 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 28,713 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,449,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Finally, Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 195,289 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $37,056,000 after buying an additional 27,245 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $195.25 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.58 billion, a PE ratio of 29.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $180.30 and a 200-day moving average of $189.95. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $303.13.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Bank of America lowered their price objective 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 reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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 investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.