Pinebridge Investments LLC Acquires Shares of 4,835 Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Pinebridge Investments LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,835 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,082,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 37,872 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,472,000 after purchasing an additional 2,020 shares during the last quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 19,524 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,831 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 45.5% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 3,658 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $818,000 after purchasing an additional 1,144 shares during the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 69.7% in the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 56,469 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $12,632,000 after purchasing an additional 23,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Verisk Analytics by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 679,290 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $151,950,000 after purchasing an additional 33,960 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $178.97 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $23.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $175.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $197.78. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $318.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.73 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This trade represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 17,307 shares of company stock worth $3,076,222. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America reduced their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $223.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $239.00 to $206.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

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.