Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Stock Holdings Raised by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 20.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,328 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,116 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $3,674,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Groupama Asset Managment grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 51.8% during the 1st quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 1,419 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $418,000 after buying an additional 484 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 393,765 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $117,053,000 after buying an additional 2,282 shares during the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 14.8% during the 1st quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 92,602 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,560,000 after buying an additional 11,973 shares during the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 52.2% during the 1st quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,296 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $981,000 after buying an additional 1,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aviso Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. Aviso Financial Inc. now owns 17,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $5,327,000 after buying an additional 2,694 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $305.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 326 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.86, for a total value of $98,080.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 9,319 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,803,714.34. This represents a 3.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $259.80 per share, with a total value of $259,800.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 1,773 shares in the company, valued at approximately $460,625.40. This trade represents a 129.37% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 25,620 shares of company stock worth $7,862,427. Company insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Down 0.1%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $270.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $292.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $295.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.73, a PEG ratio of 3.84 and a beta of 0.83. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52-week low of $259.01 and a 52-week high of $322.92.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

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.