US Bancorp DE Cuts Stock Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

US Bancorp DE lessened its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 21.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,524 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 9,424 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $7,500,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,232 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,377 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $339,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,495 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Advisors LLC now owns 1,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $290,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Verisk Analytics by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 1,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $281,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

VRSK opened at $181.11 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $190.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $206.77. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 52 week low of $161.70 and a 52 week high of $322.92. The company has a market capitalization of $23.73 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 29.34% and a negative return on equity of 2,405.75%. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $771.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, February 18th that allows the company to repurchase $2.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the business services provider to buy up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.57, for a total value of $68,628.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 19,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,428,654.88. This trade represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Christopher John Perry purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $180.00 per share, with a total value of $180,000.00. Following the acquisition, the director owned 2,994 shares in the company, valued at $538,920. The trade was a 50.15% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRSK has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Verisk Analytics from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $260.00 in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $205.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.20.

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.