A routine cashless exercise of options by an officer — small relative to market cap and typical for option exercises. No material read-through for fundamentals. Monitor Form 4 filings for actual execution; if no sale occurs, the 144 filing is non-event.
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Executive Summary
Samuel G. Liss, an officer of Verisk Analytics, filed a Form 144 on June 2, 2026, indicating intent to sell 6,765 common shares valued at approximately $1.2 million. The sale is tied to a broker-assisted cashless exercise of stock options, suggesting routine option-related selling rather than a discretionary bearish signal. The dollar amount is modest relative to VRSK's $24.1B market cap.
Key Facts
- Reporting owner: Samuel G. Liss (Officer)
- Proposed sale of 6,765 shares of Common Stock
- Estimated aggregate value: $1,201,677
- Broker: Merrill Lynch, New York, NY
- Date of proposed sale: June 2, 2026
- Nature of acquisition: Exercise of employee stock options
- Transaction type: Broker assisted cashless sale
- Total shares outstanding: 131,021,840
- Shares to be sold represent ~0.005% of total shares outstanding
- Filing indicates this is an ADVANCE NOTICE of intent to sell; actual sale may or may not occur
Financial Impact
Proposed sale of $1,201,677 worth of common stock, representing ~0.005% of total shares outstanding
Risk Factors
- Insider may execute the sale and appear as a Form 4 later, but given the small size it is unlikely to move the stock
- Multiple additional Form 144 filings from other officers in close succession could signal increased insider selling activity
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Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 3 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| 144 Filing (Primary) | 0001964306-26-000263 |
| Document: 0001964306-26-000263-index.html | 0001964306-26-000263 |
| Document: 0001964306-26-000263.txt | 0001964306-26-000263 |
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Sep 1, 2026 4w ago | Press Release | $194.35 $177.99 | ▼ −8.42% | ▼ −8.50% | $163.36 (−15.95%) |
Sep 1, 2026 4w ago | Press Release | $194.35 $177.99 | ▼ −8.42% | ▼ −8.50% | $163.36 (−15.95%) |
Aug 18, 2026 6w ago | 8-K | $186.45 $187.87 | ▲ +0.76% | ▲ +1.15% | $163.36 (−12.38%) |
Aug 7, 2026 8w ago | Court Ruling | $191.82 $181.67 | ▲ +5.29% | ▲ +5.69% | $163.36 (+14.84%) |
Aug 3, 2026 8w ago | Insider Cluster | $193.11 $181.18 | ▼ −6.18% | ▼ −8.21% | $163.36 (−15.41%) |
Jul 31, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $194.85 $191.82 | ▼ −1.55% | ▼ −5.07% | $163.36 (−16.16%) |
Jul 29, 2026 9w ago | 8-K | $213.15 $188.75 | ▼ −11.45% | ▼ −16.98% | $163.36 (−23.36%) |
Jul 29, 2026 9w ago | Press Release | $213.15 $188.75 | ▼ −11.45% | ▼ −16.98% | $163.36 (−23.36%) |
Jul 21, 2026 10w ago | Institutional Cluster | $195.25 $206.66 | ▲ +5.84% | ▲ +7.07% | $163.36 (−16.33%) |
Jun 9, 2026 16w ago | 144 | $183.13 $179.61 | ▼ −1.92% | ▼ −5.35% | $163.36 (−10.80%) |
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