Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Takes Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 16,200 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,074,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. Bank of America cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $234.87.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $182.18 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $175.74 and its 200 day moving average is $193.39. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $314.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.44%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock valued at $2,994,338 in the last three months. 0.52% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.