Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Shares Acquired by Marshall Financial Group LLC

Marshall Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) by 8.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 4,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period. Marshall Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $1,108,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRSK. CVA Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Verisk Analytics in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. DSM Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Verisk Analytics during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in Verisk Analytics by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 150 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Riverview Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Verisk Analytics in the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. 90.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verisk Analytics news, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $262.31, for a total transaction of $52,462.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 16,608 shares in the company, valued at $4,356,444.48. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In other Verisk Analytics news, insider Nicholas Daffan sold 1,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $248.88, for a total value of $376,057.68. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 52,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,066,200. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Elizabeth Mann sold 200 shares of Verisk Analytics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $262.31, for a total value of $52,462.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 16,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,356,444.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 3,265 shares of company stock worth $774,953. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $238.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 2nd. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Verisk Analytics from $250.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 25th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $255.08.

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ VRSK traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $273.28. 340,201 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 677,401. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.94. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a 1-year low of $215.32 and a 1-year high of $273.77. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $253.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.82. The company has a market cap of $38.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.84.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.52 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $704.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $699.07 million. Verisk Analytics had a net margin of 28.45% and a return on equity of 268.19%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.29 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 6.55 EPS for the current year.

Verisk Analytics Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 28th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.39 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 14th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%. Verisk Analytics’s payout ratio is 29.10%.

Verisk Analytics Profile

Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments.