After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Consulting Services industry segment. The current market capitalization of Verisk Analytics Inc is $39.90B. A total of 0.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 713.48K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Beckles Kathy Card sold 2,111 shares of VRSK for 282.06 per share on Jan 17 ’25. After the transaction, the Chief Legal Officer now owns 9,066 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 17 ’25, Beckles Kathy Card bought 2,111 shares at 282.06 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hansen Bruce Edward disposed of 1,179 shares on Jan 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $272.81. This resulted in the Director holding 13,786 shares of VRSK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hansen Bruce Edward bought 1,179 shares at $272.81 per share on Jan 07 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Verisk Analytics Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.55%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 44.04. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. 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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.78.
