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After finishing at $308.17 in the prior trading day, Verisk Analytics Inc (NASDAQ: VRSK) closed at $302.54, down -1.83%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. VRSK stock price reached its highest trading level at $307.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $301.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VRSK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.57. 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 Jul 03 ’25 when Daffan Nicholas sold 5,419 shares for $300.86 per share. The transaction valued at 1,630,360 led to the insider holds 55,913 shares of the business.
Beckles Kathy Card sold 326 shares of VRSK for $98,080 on Jul 03 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 9,319 shares after completing the transaction at $300.86 per share. On Jul 03 ’25, another insider, Beckles Kathy Card, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 326 shares for $300.86 each.
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 42320506880 and an Enterprise Value of 46396891136. As of this moment, Verisk’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 344.25. 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 0.09015572 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 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 -1.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.66%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 869.56K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1087690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 93.32% stake in the company. Shares short for VRSK as of 1749772800 were 2828424 with a Short Ratio of 3.25, 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
In the trailing 12 months, VRSK’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.62, compared to 1.68 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0052568386The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59.
