Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.450-7.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.660. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.2 billion.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $212.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $27.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Verisk Analytics has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $300.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $183.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $189.25.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the 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. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock worth $2,925,710. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 334.5% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 754,548 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $188,237,000 after purchasing an additional 580,885 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.3% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 987,011 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $248,243,000 after purchasing an additional 526,508 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 115.4% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 874,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $220,051,000 after buying an additional 468,782 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 172.8% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 635,945 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $159,947,000 after buying an additional 402,811 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $875,574,000 after buying an additional 362,050 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.