Riverbridge Partners LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Riverbridge Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 6.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 328,826 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,551 shares during the period. Verisk Analytics accounts for approximately 1.4% of Riverbridge Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Riverbridge Partners LLC owned 0.24% of Verisk Analytics worth $73,555,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $34,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of VRSK opened at $185.75 on Friday. 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 $25.62 billion, a PE ratio of 28.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $199.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $219.66.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released 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 analyst estimates of $773.74 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. Verisk Analytics’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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 forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total value of $81,884.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.