Rathbones Group PLC Decreases Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Rathbones Group PLC trimmed its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 134,815 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 14,634 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC owned 0.10% of Verisk Analytics worth $30,157,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 1,305 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $292,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 20.6% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 3,274 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $732,000 after buying an additional 560 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 620.0% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,398,000 after buying an additional 9,232 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 55.5% during the 4th quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $607,000 after buying an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Earned Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $284,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $185.08 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a market cap of $25.53 billion, a PE ratio of 28.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $215.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $164.60 and a 52 week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase 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 purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is a boost from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.82%.

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.