PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Acquires 3,994 Shares of Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 7.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 61,201 shares of the business services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,994 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $11,613,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Titan Wealth CI Ltd bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. 90.00% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on VRSK shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 target price on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Bank of America decreased their target price on Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings cut Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $234.87.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total transaction of $63,688.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This represents a 12.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 16,507 shares of company stock worth $2,925,710. Company insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

VRSK stock opened at $201.34 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $300.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. The firm has a market cap of $26.38 billion, a PE ratio of 30.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.69. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $182.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $189.62.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The business services provider reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.06. The company 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%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.73 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.44%.

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.