Van ECK Associates Corp Buys Shares of 4,088 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,088 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $734,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 178.2% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 427,041 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $76,681,000 after buying an additional 273,525 shares in the last quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $12,151,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $465,000. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,585,000. Finally, Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth approximately $177,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’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 transaction 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $185.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $273.83. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $190.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $185.88.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm 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. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on VRSK shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.29.

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.