Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA Acquires Shares of 5,619 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 5,619 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,066,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Essex Bank raised its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, Net Worth Advisory Group boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Net Worth Advisory Group now owns 1,151 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock worth $2,925,710 over the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $206.66 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $189.30. 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 stock has a market cap of $27.08 billion, a PE ratio of 31.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $300.93.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.