Rep. Val T. Hoyle Sells Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Stock

Representative Val T. Hoyle (D-Oregon) recently sold shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK). In a filing disclosed on October 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Verisk Analytics stock on September 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “FIDELITY ROLLOVER IRA” account.

Representative Val T. Hoyle also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NIKE (NYSE:NKE) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pentair (NYSE:PNR) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Heico (NYSE:HEI.A) on 9/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Target (NYSE:TGT) on 9/23/2025.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $243.06 on Friday. 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $258.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $286.59. The company has a market cap of $33.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.85. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 12 month low of $239.83 and a 12 month high of $322.92.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $1.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.77 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $772.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $767.91 million. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 460.89% and a net margin of 30.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 27.73%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 1,100 shares of the business’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 sale, the chief executive officer owned 78,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,147,865.07. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $259.80 per share, for a total transaction of $259,800.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 1,773 shares in the company, valued at $460,625.40. This represents a 129.37% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold 8,520 shares of company stock worth $2,273,891 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Verisk Analytics from $317.00 to $319.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $320.00 to $300.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial set a $315.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wolfe Research began coverage on Verisk Analytics in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $320.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised Verisk Analytics to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $311.00.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Louisbourg Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Spurstone Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 69.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 98 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Hoyle

Val Hoyle (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hoyle (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Val Hoyle was born in California and lives in Springfield, Oregon. Hoyle graduated from Merrimack High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from Emmanuel College in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director at United Way of Lane County, a policy fellow at Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and a commissioner at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. Hoyle has also worked in domestic and international sales, as well as manufacturing distribution.

About Verisk Analytics

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.