3,477 Shares in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Purchased by Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC

Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,477 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $624,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter worth approximately $30,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 141.7% during the 4th 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 period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on VRSK. 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 report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore set a $223.00 target price on Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $235.00 price target on Verisk Analytics in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Verisk Analytics from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,251,262.84. The trade was a 14.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Bruce Edward Hansen sold 2,336 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.99, for a total transaction of $408,776.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 15,868 shares in the company, valued at $2,776,741.32. This trade represents a 12.83% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Stock Down 0.1%

Verisk Analytics stock opened at $187.50 on Friday. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a one year low of $155.94 and a one year high of $274.78. The stock has a market cap of $24.41 billion, a PE ratio of 28.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $187.99 and a 200 day moving average of $185.46.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $804.02 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Verisk Analytics has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.450-7.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The firm 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 $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.72%.

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.