Plato Investment Management Ltd Has $2.22 Million Stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 82.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,876 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,999 shares during the quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,215,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 6.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,196,460 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $300,931,000 after purchasing an additional 73,026 shares during the period. Allstate Corp acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,256,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 101,970 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,646,000 after buying an additional 17,200 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $366,000. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 113,584 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $35,074,000 after acquiring an additional 6,739 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $216.99, for a total transaction of $238,689.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,807 shares in the company, valued at $16,883,340.93. This trade represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.54, for a total transaction of $65,862.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,265 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,131,738.10. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,700 shares of company stock worth $369,648. 0.46% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on VRSK. Evercore cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $262.00 to $250.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Argus downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $334.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $274.07.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $179.10 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.55. The company has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 27.30, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.79. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $177.74 and a 12 month high of $322.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $217.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $237.65.

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.