Deutsche Bank AG Makes New $138.84 Million Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 773,362 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $138,842,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Perigon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $607,000. Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $229,000. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $267,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $61,236,000. Finally, Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth $57,096,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 24,562 shares of company stock valued at $4,575,075 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of VRSK opened at $186.45 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $187.80 and its 200 day moving average is $185.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $276.19. 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 market cap of $24.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.64, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 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 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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 dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $236.27.

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.