Market Cap
$21.8B
VRSK
Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$164.07 ▼ -2.56%
Prev close $168.38Market cap$21.8B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$234.76 (+43.1%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 6/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)38 New Institutional Positions12 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (1) Software & IT
Snapshot
The big-picture read on VRSK right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (62%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$16.9B
Inst. Activity
38 buys / 12 sells
Insider Activity
$449.3K buy / $5.7M sell
Insider Net $
-$5.2M
Social Sentiment
76° Bullish
SEC Reports
20
Press Releases
3
Congressional
7 trades
Price chart 30d -12.8%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 1, 2026 earnings
Verisk to Announce Fiscal Third-Quarter 2026 Results on November 5, 2026
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data
Sep 15, 2026 Insider
Sep 1, 2026 SEC Mann Elizabeth sold 400 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $184.91 ($74.0K)
Verisk reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.98, beating consensus of $1.93 by 2.7%. Revenue was not disclosed in the filing. Separ
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 5/10
Verisk published its 2026 Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report, estimating global insured average annual catastrophe
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 3/10
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Shavel Lee sold 3,535 shares
Chief Executive Officer @ $193.43 ($683.8K)
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Aug 18, 2026 SEC Shavel Lee acquired via exercise 3,535 shares
Chief Executive Officer @ $104.00 ($367.6K)
Verisk Analytics filed a notice of appeal with the Delaware Supreme Court in its ongoing litigation against Exactlogix,
8-K — Impact 3/10
Aug 18, 2026 Congress
Gilbert Cisneros sell
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Analyst ratings buy % +19.2%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
62% rate it Buy or better · 26 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | UBS | MAINTAIN | Neutral | 55% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAIN | In-Line | 59% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Jefferies | UPGRADE | Buy | 53% |
| May 19, 2026 | B of A Securities | MAINTAIN | Neutral | 54% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | JP Morgan | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 55% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 62% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 58% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 58% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 52% |
Price targets
Where 17 covering analysts think VRSK trades over the next 12 months.
$234.76 +43.1% upside Strong Buy
Current$164.08 Low$195.00 Median$235.00 High$260.00 17 analysts
$195.00$260.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.1/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +12.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
76°
Bullish
BearishNeutralBullish
Recent posts
Nasdaq 100 Profit margins before and after new inclusions
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Nasdaq-100 Index Quarterly Changes - Added: Astera Labs, Inc., CoreWeave, Inc., Nebius Group N.V., Rocket Lab Corporation, Teradyne, Inc.
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NASDAQ adds five companies to NASDAQ-100 index in quarterly rebalance
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NASDAQ adds five companies to NASDAQ-100 index in quarterly rebalance
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🚨 New Congressional Trade Disclosed 🚨 15% return, 70% win rate (Buy at disclosure, sell 90d later)
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 4 bullish, 1 bearish, 1 mixed, 14 neutral · avg impact 3.9/10.Plus 3 press releases.
BULLISHPRESS-RELEASE5/10
Verisk reported Q2 2026 EPS of $1.98, beating consensus of $1.93 by 2.7%. Revenue was not disclosed
Sep 1, 2026
NEUTRALPRESS-RELEASE3/10
Verisk published its 2026 Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report, estimating global insured averag
Sep 1, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K3/10
Verisk Analytics filed a notice of appeal with the Delaware Supreme Court in its ongoing litigation
Aug 18, 2026
BEARISHCOURT-RULING7/10
The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that Verisk Analytics' termination of its $2.35 billion merger
Aug 10, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 1, 2026
earnings
Verisk to Announce Fiscal Third-Quarter 2026 Results on November 5, 2026
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global in
Sep 15, 2026
short_interest_report
Short Interest: VRSK up 37% to 4.6M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 4.37 | ≈3.57% of shares outstanding (est.)
Sep 8, 2026
other
Unmasking Fraud: Verisk Releases Fraud Discovery, connecting intelligence, analytics and investigations in one powerful fraud platform
The platform combines advanced detection, investigation and management capabilities into a single modular solution, helping insurers detect, investiga
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: VRSK — 1.5M shares, 38,848 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 1,459,469 shares across 38,848 trades.
Sep 4, 2026
other
Verisk CargoNet Reports Persistent Labor Day Cargo Theft Exposure Across U.S. Freight Networks
Verisk released an analysis today from its CargoNet business, looking at Labor Day cargo theft incidents over the past five years.
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $1.93 | $1.88–$1.98 | 12.1% | +0.0% | 2↑ 12↓ | $0.8B | 16 |
| Next Q | $1.98 | $1.93–$2.03 | 8.6% | +0.0% | 5↑ 8↓ | $0.8B | 16 |
| Current FY | $7.71 | $7.62–$7.80 | 7.6% | -0.0% | 14↑ 3↓ | $3.2B | 19 |
| Next FY | $8.70 | $8.45–$8.99 | 12.9% | +0.0% | 11↑ 6↓ | $3.4B | 19 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $1.928 | — |
| 7d ago | $1.928 | — |
| 30d ago | $1.928 | — |
| 60d ago | $1.946 | -0.019 |
| 90d ago | $1.950 | -0.022 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own VRSK (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $16.9B total value (93,495,002 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN. Net buying activity: 38 institutions added/increased vs 12 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 10,319,602 | $1.9B | 11.0% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 8,560,360 | $1.5B | 9.1% | — |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | 6,008,136 | $1.1B | 6.8% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 6,314,030 | $1.1B | 6.7% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 5,765,954 | $1.0B | 6.1% | — |
| Capital International Investors | 5,282,615 | $948.4M | 5.6% | — |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | 4,702,605 | $844.3M | 5.0% | ADD +87.2% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 4,600,861 | $826.0M | 4.9% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 3,998,992 | $724.9M | 4.3% | — |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | 2,214,155 | $418.7M | 2.5% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | ADD | 2,511,976 | 4,702,605 | +87.2% | $844.3M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | TRIM | 1,997,194 | 1,449,296 | -27.4% | $260.2M |
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 1,280,898 | — | $230.0M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | DOUBLED | 42,348 | 1,023,781 | +2317.5% | $183.8M |
| Nuveen, LLC | ADD | 754,198 | 1,004,541 | +33.2% | $180.3M |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | DOUBLED | 420,868 | 879,881 | +109.1% | $158.0M |
| Focus Partners Wealth | TRIM | 1,449,643 | 739,093 | -49.0% | $132.7M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | TRIM | 1,503,083 | 719,639 | -52.1% | $129.0M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | DOUBLED | 9,040 | 581,457 | +6332.0% | $104.4M |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | DOUBLED | 243,053 | 543,145 | +123.5% | $97.5M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
13 insiders, 43 transactions. Net -$5.2M — $449.3K bought, $5.7M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Mann Elizabeth | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 400 | $184.91 | $74.0K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Shavel Lee | Chief Executive Officer | SELL | 3,535 | $193.43 | $683.8K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Shavel Lee | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 3,535 | $104.00 | $367.6K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Mann Elizabeth | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 400 | $179.95 | $72.0K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Shavel Lee | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 3,535 | $104.00 | $367.6K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Shavel Lee | Chief Executive Officer | SELL | 3,535 | $196.94 | $696.2K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Beckles Kathy Card | Chief Legal Officer | SELL | 2,020 | $195.49 | $394.9K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Shavel Lee | Chief Executive Officer | SELL | 2,500 | $220.00 | $550.0K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Mann Elizabeth | Chief Financial Officer | SELL | 400 | $192.11 | $76.8K |
| Jun 30, 2026 | PERRY CHRISTOPHER JOHN | Director | AWARD | 146 | — | — |
Congressional trades
VRSK trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
4 members · 4 buys / 3 sells
| Date | Member | Party | Chamber | Type | Amount | Asset | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | D | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Sep 11, 2026(25d) |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Jul 3, 2026(18d) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | May 13, 2026(31d) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Alan Armstrong | R | SENATE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Jul 22, 2026(117d) |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Gilbert Cisneros | D | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Feb 16, 2026(39d) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Julie Johnson | D | HOUSE | SELL | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Aug 6, 2026(281d) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Julie Johnson | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | VERISK ANALYTICS Inc | Aug 6, 2026(281d) |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for VRSK.
Shares short
4,643,949
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+36.9%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
4.4
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈3.6%
Estimate — not % of float
All VRSK filing & press-release reports (23)
- PRESS-RELEASE reportSep 1, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportSep 1, 2026
- 8-K reportAug 18, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportAug 10, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 4, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 1, 2026
- 8-K reportJul 29, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportJul 29, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportJul 21, 2026
- 144 reportJun 9, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJun 8, 2026
- 144 reportJun 5, 2026
- 144 reportJun 2, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 26, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 11, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportMay 5, 2026
- 8-K reportApr 29, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportApr 29, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportApr 8, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportFeb 28, 2026
- 8-K reportFeb 26, 2026
- CLUSTER reportFeb 24, 2026
- CLUSTER reportFeb 24, 2026