4,537 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Purchased by Novem Group

Novem Group acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 4,537 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,015,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRSK. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Verisk Analytics by 497.0% in the 4th quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 5,260 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,177,000 after acquiring an additional 4,379 shares during the period. Legacy Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 22,543 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,042,000 after acquiring an additional 701 shares during the period. Family Capital Trust Co lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 12.8% during the fourth quarter. Family Capital Trust Co now owns 663 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $148,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Earned Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $284,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $182.09 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.20. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $190.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $209.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $161.70 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 357.00% and a net margin of 29.56%.The business had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.61 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. This is an increase from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.82%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to buyback $2.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Verisk Analytics from $260.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $237.20.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total transaction of $68,628.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,428,654.88. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Verisk Analytics

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.