GAMMA Investing LLC Increases Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 42.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,403 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,804 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,688,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 24,562 shares of company stock worth $4,566,783 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $189.75 on Friday. 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 $24.70 billion, a PE ratio of 29.15, a PEG ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s fifty day moving average is $187.40 and its 200 day moving average is $187.92. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $276.19.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. The company’s 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. Research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.67 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One investment 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.