Corient Private Wealth LP Invests $18.15 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Corient Private Wealth LP acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 101,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $18,147,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Evercore set a $223.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $191.77 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1 year low of $155.94 and a 1 year high of $273.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a PE ratio of 29.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $189.30 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.72%.

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.