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As of close of business last night, Verisk Analytics Inc’s stock clocked out at $255.08, down -2.72% from its previous closing price of $262.2. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. VRSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $263.6699 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $254.77.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VRSK’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 56.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.53 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 11.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 10.85.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wolfe Research on September 03, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $320.
Barclays Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $310.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 03 ’25 when Daffan Nicholas sold 5,420 shares for $265.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,436,300 led to the insider holds 54,337 shares of the business.
Daffan Nicholas bought 5,420 shares of VRSK for $1,436,300 on Sep 03 ’25. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Mann Elizabeth, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 300 shares for $268.00 each. As a result, the insider received 80,400 and left with 15,465 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VRSK now has a Market Capitalization of 36633317376 and an Enterprise Value of 38437294080. As of this moment, Verisk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 114.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.87 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.558.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VRSK is 0.87, which has changed by -0.044715762 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17405021 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VRSK has reached a high of $322.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $259.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.11%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VRSK traded 1.05M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1063650 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 139.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.32M. Insiders hold about 0.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.94% stake in the company. Shares short for VRSK as of 1756425600 were 2685438 with a Short Ratio of 2.57, compared to 1753920000 on 2498000. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2685438 and a Short% of Float of 2.18.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.68, VRSK has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.74. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006418338. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 14.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.67, with high estimates of $1.73 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.1 and $6.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.0. EPS for the following year is $7.78, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $8.15 and $7.42.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 13 analysts expect revenue to total $776.42M. It ranges from a high estimate of $782.4M to a low estimate of $767.2M. As of the current estimate, Verisk Analytics Inc’s year-ago sales were $725.3MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $820.9M. There is a high estimate of $827.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $808.5M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VRSK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.13B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.88BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.52B and the low estimate is $3.4B.
