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Stocks Info
Verisk Analytics Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Industrials sector while operating in the Consulting Services industry. The current market capitalization of Verisk Analytics Inc is $39.60B. A total of 1.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 663.73K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Hansen Bruce Edward sold 1,179 shares of VRSK for 272.81 per share on Jan 07 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 13,786 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 07 ’25, Hansen Bruce Edward bought 1,179 shares at 272.81 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mann Elizabeth disposed of 200 shares on Dec 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $283.75. This resulted in the Chief Financial Officer holding 15,408 shares of VRSK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Mann Elizabeth bought 200 shares at $283.75 per share on Dec 16 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Verisk Analytics Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 43.70. VRSK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.57% when it declared a $0.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.6%. The VRSK stock dividend was $0.39 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VRSK has a high of $296.58 and a low of $217.34.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VRSK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $111.90M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.58B in debt and $1.85B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $2.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.84B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VRSK is Buy with a score of 3.94.
