Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Mackenzie Financial Corp

Mackenzie Financial Corp reduced its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 11.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 711,507 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 94,663 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $178,951,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Jensen Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 50.7% during the third quarter. Jensen Investment Management Inc. now owns 424,645 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $106,802,000 after purchasing an additional 142,911 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 6.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $300,931,000 after acquiring an additional 73,026 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth $1,256,000. ING Groep NV boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 278.4% during the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 87,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $21,902,000 after acquiring an additional 64,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 77.0% in the third quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 59,083 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,860,000 after purchasing an additional 25,712 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Argus cut Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, January 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 3.6%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $202.66 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.60 and a twelve month high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $27.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.63 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $205.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $224.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.61 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be 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 is Friday, March 13th. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.