Callan Family Office LLC Makes New Investment in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Callan Family Office LLC purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,480 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,343,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VRSK opened at $187.50 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The company has a market capitalization of $24.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $187.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $185.26. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $274.78.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VRSK shares. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 price objective on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Verisk Analytics has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $236.27.

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total transaction of $696,182.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $179.95, for a total transaction of $71,980.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

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.