Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Receives $236.27 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $236.2667.

VRSK has been the subject of several recent research reports. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. 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 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $187.50 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $274.78. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $187.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.26.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599 over the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 90,522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,249,000 after acquiring an additional 18,461 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 441.5% during the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 44,185 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,884,000 after purchasing an additional 36,025 shares during the period. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,778,000 after purchasing an additional 14,720 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Premier Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $2,367,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

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.