Corient Private Wealth LP Invests $18.15 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 101,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $18,147,000. Corient Private Wealth LP owned about 0.08% of Verisk Analytics as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Essex Bank grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Essex Bank now owns 12,388 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Barr E S & Co. increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Barr E S & Co. now owns 1,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in Verisk Analytics by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 497 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on VRSK. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America cut their target price 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. UBS Group lifted their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $191.77 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $155.94 and a 12 month high of $273.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $189.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $185.39.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.88 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.72%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,396,620.60. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.