Two Sigma Securities LLC Has $1.77 Million Holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Two Sigma Securities LLC lifted its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 206.7% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 9,862 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 6,646 shares during the period. Two Sigma Securities LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,771,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. XXEC Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $1,852,678,000. Bamco Inc. NY acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $844,259,000. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of Verisk Analytics by 1,200.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,264,323 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $730,196,000 after buying an additional 3,013,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $346,457,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total transaction of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 18,384 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,308,200.80. The trade was a 2.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 19,891 shares of company stock valued at $3,765,823 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $191.77 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $189.30 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.44. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $155.94 and a 52 week high of $273.83. The stock has a market cap of $24.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.46, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01.

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

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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 paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is currently 30.72%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VRSK. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $236.27.

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.