Verisk Analytics, Inc. $VRSK Shares Sold by Wellington Management Group LLP

Wellington Management Group LLP decreased its stake in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 50.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 164,929 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 166,037 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $29,610,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRSK. Lombard Odier Asset Management Europe Ltd acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $12,151,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter worth $465,000. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the second quarter valued at $3,585,000. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $177,000. Finally, Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics during the second quarter valued at $296,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.00% of the company’s stock.

Verisk Analytics Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VRSK opened at $185.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $24.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.66. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $190.69 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.88. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $155.94 and a fifty-two week high of $273.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.42.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its earnings results 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. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.24% and a negative return on equity of 239.55%. The firm had revenue of $806.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $804.02 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.88 EPS. Verisk Analytics’s quarterly 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. Equities analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 7.71 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Verisk Analytics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.72%.

Insider Activity at Verisk Analytics

In related news, CEO Lee Shavel sold 3,535 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $193.43, for a total transaction of $683,775.05. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 98,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,050,920.70. The trade was a 3.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Kathy Beckles sold 2,020 shares of the company’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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 11,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,262.84. This trade represents a 14.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 11,990 shares of company stock worth $2,396,828 over the last quarter. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on VRSK shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Verisk Analytics in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Verisk Analytics from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 25th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Verisk Analytics from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Bank of America dropped their price target on shares of Verisk Analytics from $225.00 to $190.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.29.

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.