Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec Takes $22.07 Million Position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK

Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec bought a new position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 122,932 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $22,070,000. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec owned approximately 0.09% of Verisk Analytics at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. XXEC Inc. bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at $992,675,000. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,852,678,000. State Street Corp raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,076,730 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,359,304,000 after buying an additional 88,300 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Verisk Analytics by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,121,219 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $923,576,000 after purchasing an additional 36,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,914,224 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $875,574,000 after acquiring an additional 362,050 shares during the last quarter. 90.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group upped their target price on Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $185.00 price target on Verisk Analytics and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Kathy Card Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.49, for a total value of $394,889.80. Following 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Samuel G. Liss sold 4,671 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $182.21, for a total value of $851,102.91. Following the sale, the director owned 69,098 shares in the company, valued at $12,590,346.58. The trade was a 6.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 22,227 shares of company stock worth $4,174,599. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Verisk Analytics Stock Performance

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $191.77 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $24.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.46, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.67. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $155.94 and a 1-year high of $273.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $189.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $185.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

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

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

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

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.