William Blair Investment Management LLC Invests $77.09 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 429,428 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $77,095,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRSK. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the third quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the period. Essex Bank lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Barr E S & Co. boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.1%

VRSK opened at $187.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.80, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $274.78. The business’s fifty day moving average is $187.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.46.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The business 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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 paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VRSK. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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.