Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyVerisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $164.13 and last traded at $164.0150, with a volume of 494049 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $169.41.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell 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 $237.20.
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Verisk Analytics Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $192.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $214.42. The company has a market cap of $21.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.82.
Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 18th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.22. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.56% and a return on equity of 357.00%. The company had revenue of $778.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $773.74 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.61 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.75 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.
Verisk Analytics Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were given a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Verisk Analytics’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is 30.82%.
Verisk Analytics announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that permits the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the business services provider to reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.71, for a total transaction of $81,884.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 20,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,172,808.64. This trade represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.46% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics
A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VRSK. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 2.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,241,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,336,366,000 after buying an additional 346,525 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,359,304,000 after buying an additional 88,300 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.1% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 5,354,082 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,346,605,000 after buying an additional 158,791 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $923,576,000 after buying an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $875,574,000 after buying an additional 362,050 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.
About Verisk Analytics
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.