Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Raised to Hold at Rothschild & Co Redburn

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Rothschild & Co Redburn from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

VRSK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 19th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $173.80 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.45, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $175.09 and a 200-day moving average of $195.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $314.80.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were 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 directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. The trade was a 8.92% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338 in the last 90 days. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

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.