Dearborn Partners LLC Takes $21.83 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 115,066 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $21,834,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. XXEC Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,852,678,000. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,013,400 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at about $346,457,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $138,842,000. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of Verisk Analytics stock opened at $189.55 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The firm has a market cap of $24.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.12, a PEG ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50-day moving average of $188.17 and a 200 day moving average of $185.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. Company insiders own 0.52% 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.