AdvisorNet Financial Inc cut its holdings in Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Rating) by 64.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 203 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 373 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc's holdings in Verisk Analytics were worth $35,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 132.8% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 156 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 1,324.0% in the 1st quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 356 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Verisk Analytics in the 4th quarter valued at about $82,000. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Verisk Analytics by 7,580.0% in the 1st quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 384 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. 91.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director David B. Wright sold 2,071 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.78, for a total transaction of $424,099.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,909 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,053,065.02. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In other news, Director David B. Wright sold 2,071 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.78, for a total transaction of $424,099.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 14,909 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,053,065.02. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Therese M. Vaughan sold 629 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.22, for a total value of $125,309.38. Following the transaction, the director now owns 11,064 shares in the company, valued at $2,204,170.08. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,648 shares of company stock worth $933,186. 1.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Verisk Analytics Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ VRSK opened at $175.20 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $27.50 billion, a PE ratio of 27.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.84. Verisk Analytics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $156.05 and a fifty-two week high of $231.57. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $190.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $189.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 2nd. The business services provider reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.41 by $0.12. Verisk Analytics had a return on equity of 35.21% and a net margin of 34.37%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.17 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Verisk Analytics, Inc. will post 5.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Verisk Analytics Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 14th. Verisk Analytics's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.14%.

Verisk Analytics Company Profile

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Verisk Analytics, Inc provides data analytics solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides predictive analytics and decision support solutions to customers in rating, underwriting, claims, catastrophe and weather risk, global risk analytics, natural resources intelligence, economic forecasting, commercial banking and finance, and various other fields.

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