Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan Trims Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan decreased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 54.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,695 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 21,157 shares during the quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $3,177,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Barr E S & Co. increased its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $441,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 14.0% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 2.5% in the third quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 2,813 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $708,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’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 directly owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,590,346.58. This trade represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 13,126 shares of company stock worth $2,564,156. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.0%

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $193.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.77, a P/E/G ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.61. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $273.83.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its 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 negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The firm 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.