173,673,811 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Bought by XXEC Inc.

XXEC Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 173,673,811 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $992,675,000. Verisk Analytics accounts for about 0.5% of XXEC Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. XXEC Inc. owned approximately 1.33% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRSK. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth approximately $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Capital International Investors boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $187.50 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $187.99 and a 200-day moving average of $185.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $274.78. The firm has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. The business’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. On average, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 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 equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

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.