Strs Ohio Sells 19,995 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Strs Ohio reduced its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 49.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,352 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 19,995 shares during the quarter. Strs Ohio’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $4,553,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth about $28,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. First Horizon Corp bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth about $51,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,428,654.88. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Christopher John Perry acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $180.00 per share, for a total transaction of $180,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at approximately $538,920. This represents a 50.15% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 1.0%

VRSK stock opened at $180.45 on Wednesday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $161.70 and a one year high of $322.92. The stock has a market cap of $23.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $190.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $206.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the business services provider to repurchase up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRSK has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial upgraded Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Verisk Analytics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 25th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Monday, March 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $238.20.

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.