3,827 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Purchased by Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC

Stoneridge Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,827 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $746,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after buying an additional 3,385 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 135,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,325,000 after acquiring an additional 46,603 shares during the period. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on VRSK shares. 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 report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. 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, July 30th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $236.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total transaction of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 24,162 shares of company stock valued at $4,503,095. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of VRSK opened at $181.67 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $276.19. The company has a market cap of $23.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $187.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

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.