Krilogy Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Krilogy Financial LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,772 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $697,000.

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

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $181.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.62, a PEG ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 0.79. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $212.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $233.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.60 and a 1 year high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 77,807 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,883,340.93. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total value of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,131,738.10. The trade was a 2.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,700 shares of company stock worth $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have commented on VRSK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Argus cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 14th. BMO Capital Markets upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $233.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 25th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Verisk Analytics from $290.00 to $270.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $269.57.

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.