Sanctuary Advisors LLC Buys 3,604 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 16.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 25,617 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,604 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,861,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $234.87.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 16,507 shares of company stock valued at $2,925,710 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK stock opened at $200.68 on Monday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $304.29. The firm has a market cap of $26.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $179.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $190.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

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.