Diversify Advisory Services LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 3,887 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $803,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock valued at $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.7%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $187.68 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $274.78. The company has a market capitalization of $24.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $187.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $185.45.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued 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 Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Evercore set a $223.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

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.