Kingsview Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,589 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 13,126 shares of company stock valued at $2,564,156. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of VRSK opened at $193.78 on Tuesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $155.94 and a 52-week high of $273.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $189.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.61. The company has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a PE ratio of 29.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.88 EPS. The company’s 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, equities analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

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.