Rathbones Group PLC Sells 4,544 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Rathbones Group PLC lowered its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 3.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 130,271 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 4,544 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC owned 0.10% of Verisk Analytics worth $24,719,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,359,304,000 after acquiring an additional 88,300 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $923,576,000 after buying an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $875,574,000 after buying an additional 362,050 shares during the period. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after buying an additional 3,013,400 shares during the period. Finally, Parnassus Investments LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 1,815,060 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $406,011,000 after buying an additional 322,345 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $193.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $25.14 billion, a PE ratio of 29.66, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $186.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $188.59. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $276.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. The trade was a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 24,562 shares of company stock valued at $4,566,783. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VRSK. UBS Group boosted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics 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.