Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Nordea Investment Management AB

Nordea Investment Management AB decreased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 334,513 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 12,772 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB owned approximately 0.24% of Verisk Analytics worth $83,993,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 62.7% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on VRSK. Barclays upgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $220.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $278.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Jeffrey J. Dailey bought 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 31st. The shares were purchased at an average price of $217.03 per share, for a total transaction of $108,515.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,962 shares in the company, valued at $859,872.86. The trade was a 14.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Sabra R. Purtill purchased 450 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $217.95 per share, with a total value of $98,077.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 1,327 shares in the company, valued at $289,219.65. The trade was a 51.31% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 1,450 shares of company stock valued at $314,663 and have sold 1,700 shares valued at $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $224.16 on Thursday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $196.99 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $31.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $220.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $248.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.The firm had revenue of $768.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $776.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.44%.

About Verisk Analytics

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.