Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Raises Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 620.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,721 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,232 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,398,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 55.5% during the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,716 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the period. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $284,000. Hengehold Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 1,488 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $333,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Community Financial Services Group LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Community Financial Services Group LLC now owns 15,329 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,429,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 19.5% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $687,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $181.00 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.60 and a 1-year high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $24.97 billion, a PE ratio of 27.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $194.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $215.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

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, 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 analysts’ expectations of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.61 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

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

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,172,808.64. This trade represents a 1.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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.