Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Shares

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK). In a filing disclosed on December 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Verisk Analytics stock on November 3rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH LONG TERM GROWTH” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cigna Group (NYSE:CI) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Walmart (NASDAQ:WMT) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 11/13/2025.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:VRSK traded up $1.17 on Friday, reaching $219.74. The stock had a trading volume of 366,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,064,457. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $196.99 and a 12-month high of $322.92. The company has a market cap of $30.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.43, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $223.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $260.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.70 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $776.04 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 30.42% and a return on equity of 425.42%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 27.44%.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after purchasing an additional 346,525 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,346,605,000 after buying an additional 158,791 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,011,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,249,900,000 after buying an additional 33,213 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $556,192,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 19.9% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,704,246 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $507,219,000 after acquiring an additional 283,238 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill purchased 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 1,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $289,219.65. This represents a 51.31% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have bought 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 2,000 shares valued at $442,317. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of several analyst reports. Argus downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $278.64.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

About Verisk Analytics

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.