Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Bought by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its position in shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 476.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 434,046 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 358,785 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $97,092,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on VRSK. Robert W. Baird set a $230.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group set a $224.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped 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. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $237.20.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 6,765 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.63, for a total value of $1,201,666.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 69,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,273,877.74. This represents a 8.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total value of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 17,307 shares of company stock valued at $3,076,222. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $183.80 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $314.80. The business has a 50-day moving average of $175.62 and a 200-day moving average of $196.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.02 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of $24.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.98, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.69.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $782.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $771.62 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 2,405.75% and a net margin of 29.34%.Verisk Analytics’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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 yield of 1.1%. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.44%.

Verisk Analytics declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase 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 reacquire up to 10.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

About Verisk Analytics

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.