75,821 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Acquired by Danske Bank A S

Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 75,821 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $13,612,000. Danske Bank A S owned about 0.06% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,852,678,000. Capital International Investors grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $730,196,000 after acquiring an additional 3,013,400 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth about $346,457,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter worth about $138,842,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at about $122,866,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the 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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. This represents a 2.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total transaction of $1,201,666.95. Following the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. This trade represents a 8.92% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK stock opened at $187.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $24.43 billion, a PE ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $187.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $185.45. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $274.78.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 30.72%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRSK has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

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.