VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al Invests $17.03 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 94,850 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $17,028,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.29.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,050,920.70. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Insiders have sold 11,990 shares of company stock valued at $2,396,828 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $185.79 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.18 billion, a PE ratio of 28.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $273.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a 50 day moving average of $190.82 and a 200-day moving average of $185.97.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS 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 paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

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.