Curbstone Financial Management Corp Has $2.98 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Curbstone Financial Management Corp increased its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 9,570 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $2,981,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 22.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,047 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 1st quarter valued at $466,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 16,541 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,922,000 after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the last quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 1st quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 25.6% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 805 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $240,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $268.01, for a total value of $294,811.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 78,907 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,147,865.07. This trade represents a 1.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $242.23, for a total value of $72,669.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 14,865 shares in the company, valued at $3,600,748.95. The trade was a 1.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 8,520 shares of company stock worth $2,255,396 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 1.4%

VRSK opened at $232.34 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $228.09 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.53. The company has a market capitalization of $32.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.80, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $256.24 and a 200-day moving average of $284.64.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.11. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 460.89% and a net margin of 30.67%.The company had revenue of $772.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $767.91 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.74 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.800-7.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.73%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on VRSK shares. Rothschild Redb downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Verisk Analytics in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price target for the company. UBS Group dropped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $299.33.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.