Brokerages Set Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) PT at $234.87

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $234.8667.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. 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. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. The trade was a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,907 shares of company stock worth $2,994,338. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $189.67 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $24.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.87, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $191.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $306.45.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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. Research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

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.