King Luther Capital Management Corp Purchases 3,981 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 2.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 178,227 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,981 shares during the quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp owned approximately 0.13% of Verisk Analytics worth $44,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $556,192,000. Navera Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter worth about $110,017,000. Parnassus Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 31.8% in the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,492,715 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $375,433,000 after acquiring an additional 360,419 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after acquiring an additional 346,525 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 70.1% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 552,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $172,177,000 after acquiring an additional 227,738 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $184.07 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $210.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $231.48. The firm has a market cap of $25.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.50 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 425.42% and a net margin of 30.42%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

More Verisk Analytics News

Here are the key news stories impacting Verisk Analytics this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS and revenue beat street expectations (EPS $1.82 vs ~ $1.58 consensus; revenue ~$779M, +5.8% y/y), with margin expansion driving stronger-than-expected profitability — core catalyst for the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Board authorized a $2.5 billion share buyback (up to ~10.1% of shares outstanding), signaling management believes shares are undervalued and providing direct support to EPS and shareholder value. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly dividend raised to $0.50 (an ~11.1% increase from prior), reinforcing a shareholder-return focus and boosting income investor interest.
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and $205 price target (implies modest upside from recent levels), which may temper volatility but doesn’t constitute a strong buy signal. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance came in slightly below consensus: EPS guidance narrowed to $7.45–$7.75 (vs ~7.71 consensus) and revenue guidance ~ $3.2B vs consensus nearer $3.3B — investors may mark down multiple or wait for evidence of re-acceleration. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Net income declined y/y (reported net income down ~6.2% due to prior-year gains), a reminder that underlying profit trends can be affected by one-offs and may temper near-term sentiment. Read More.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price 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, December 17th. Evercore reduced their price objective on 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. Barclays raised Verisk Analytics from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $310.00 to $275.00 in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and set a $223.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $315.00 to $250.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $263.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the transaction, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

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.