Empowered Funds LLC Invests $3.20 Million in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 17,820 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,199,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $13,489,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Verisk Analytics by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 302,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,778,000 after acquiring an additional 14,720 shares during the last quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd bought a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,367,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 21.5% during the 4th quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 348,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $77,888,000 after acquiring an additional 61,719 shares during the period. Finally, Raiffeisen Bank International AG grew its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 255,194 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $57,255,000 after acquiring an additional 40,885 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Trading Up 0.3%

VRSK opened at $194.35 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $190.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $185.75. The firm has a market cap of $25.30 billion, a PE ratio of 29.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.66. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $155.94 and a twelve month high of $273.83. 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 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.88 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Verisk Analytics news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. This represents a 6.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.94, for a total value of $696,182.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 98,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,396,620.60. This represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 13,126 shares of company stock valued at $2,564,156 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of 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 research note on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $247.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.