Evergreen Private Wealth LLC Takes $5.33 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Evergreen Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 27,901 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $5,333,000. Verisk Analytics comprises approximately 2.2% of Evergreen Private Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Swedbank AB lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the first quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 115,922 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $21,996,000 after buying an additional 1,207 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 9,503 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,803,000 after buying an additional 1,286 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 14.1% in the 1st quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 397,444 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $75,415,000 after buying an additional 49,248 shares during the last quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 105.1% in the 1st quarter. Praxis Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,597 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $493,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331 shares during the period. Finally, Koshinski Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Koshinski Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,662 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,074,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $193.31 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $176.18 and its 200-day moving average is $192.24. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $307.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $25.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics 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.