Greenleaf Trust Lowers Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Greenleaf Trust lowered its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 34.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,140 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 2,656 shares during the period. Greenleaf Trust’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $923,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 13,126 shares of company stock worth $2,564,156 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $193.78 on Tuesday. 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 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $273.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $189.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $185.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Verisk Analytics 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.