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Verisk Analytics Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK) closed the day trading at $301.21 down -3.75% from the previous closing price of $312.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded. VRSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $310.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $301.04.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VRSK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 32.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 27.55.
On January 10, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $310.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 17 ’25 when Mann Elizabeth sold 300 shares for $308.90 per share. The transaction valued at 92,670 led to the insider holds 16,065 shares of the business.
Mann Elizabeth bought 300 shares of VRSK for $92,670 on Jun 17 ’25. On Jun 13 ’25, another insider, LISS SAMUEL G, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 11,656 shares for $313.06 each. As a result, the insider received 3,648,994 and left with 67,244 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 42134458368 and an Enterprise Value of 46396891136. As of this moment, Verisk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 342.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.831 whereas that against EBITDA is 33.025.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VRSK is 0.84, which has changed by 0.09750414 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 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 $257.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.39%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VRSK traded about 902.95K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VRSK traded about 1130290 shares per day. A total of 139.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.47M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.34% stake in the company. Shares short for VRSK as of 1749772800 were 2828424 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1747267200 on 2871377. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2828424 and a Short% of Float of 2.3.
Dividends & Splits
VRSK’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.68, up from 1.62 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0051765456The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59.
