Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Bought by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 38.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 242,272 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 67,199 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $54,194,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at $51,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VRSK. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Capital One Financial set a $224.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $237.20.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK stock opened at $170.71 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.98, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $182.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $201.82. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $322.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics announced that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to purchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Christopher John Perry bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This trade represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, 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 1,200 shares of company stock valued at $214,200 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.