Kathy Card Beckles Sells 2,020 Shares of Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK traded down $5.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $194.85. 1,946,778 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,161,209. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $281.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.53 billion, a PE ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $185.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $189.00.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Tema ETFs LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 5,610 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,007,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 39,248 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $7,046,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 16,504 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,032,000 after purchasing an additional 540 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $375,000. Finally, PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the second quarter. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab now owns 30,278 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,436,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.