Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) Price Target Raised to $260.00

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) had its price target increased by Wells Fargo & Company from $240.00 to $260.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. Wells Fargo & Company currently has an overweight rating on the business services provider’s stock.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. UBS Group set a $228.00 target price on shares of Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. One investment 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $236.27.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

Shares of VRSK stock opened at $194.85 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $189.05. The company has a market cap of $25.36 billion, a PE ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42. Verisk Analytics has a 12-month low of $155.94 and a 12-month high of $281.82.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a negative return on equity of 239.55% and a net margin of 28.24%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. Analysts expect that Verisk Analytics will post 7.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $159.22, for a total value of $63,688.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 19,584 shares in the company, valued at $3,118,164.48. This represents a 2.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. This represents a 14.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 21,027 shares of company stock valued at $3,870,600. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Verisk Analytics

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% in the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 145 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verisk Analytics Company 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.