Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Takes $57.10 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 318,032 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $57,096,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 39.6% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 11,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,551,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 114.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 253 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $75,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 46,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the topic of a number of research reports. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK opened at $186.45 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $24.27 billion, a PE ratio of 28.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $187.80 and a 200-day moving average of $185.66. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total value of $71,980.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This trade represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 24,562 shares of company stock valued at $4,575,075. 0.52% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.