Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock: Insider Elizabeth Mann Sells 400 Shares

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $184.85, for a total transaction of $73,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 17,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,250,402.40. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Elizabeth Mann also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 15th, Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.91, for a total transaction of $73,964.00.
• On Monday, August 17th, Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $190.90 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $179.41 and a 200 day moving average of $181.02. The stock has a market cap of $24.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.32, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.69. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $239.47.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $235.00 to $215.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $248.00 to $217.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $224.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 3,921 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $658,000 after buying an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,895.0% during the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 40,019 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,717,000 after acquiring an additional 38,013 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 47.8% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 204 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the third quarter worth $16,857,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 297.6% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 65,071 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,682,000 after acquiring an additional 48,707 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc is a data analytics and technology company that provides information, software and predictive insights primarily to the insurance industry. Its solutions help insurers assess risk, support underwriting, manage claims, detect fraud and improve pricing and operational decision-making across property and casualty, life and specialty insurance markets.

The company’s offerings include industry data and standardized insurance information through its ISO business, catastrophe modeling and risk analytics through Extreme Event Solutions and AIR Worldwide, and property estimating and claims-management tools through Xactware.