Verisk Analytics, Inc.
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $191.77, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) is priced for +4.8% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed July 3, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
- Verisk is the dominant data and analytics provider to the property-and-casualty insurance industry, supplying the proprietary datasets, pricing tools and claims systems that insurers build their workflows around. It runs at a 44% operating margin and an adjusted EBITDA margin near 56%, the economics of a near-monopoly data franchise. - Q1 2026 was steady: revenue up about 4% to $783 million, organic constant-currency growth of 4.7%, subscription revenue up 7%, and EPS up about 5%. Management
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927 institutional managers reported holding VRSK in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 94% of the company; the top 10 hold 48%. 115 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Vanguard Group, BlackRock, AllianceBernstein, among others. On the short side, 8.8M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 7% of shares outstanding (4.3 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
VRSK has cut its share count 16.7% over the past five years, spending $8.12B on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has for 7 years running, raised 2 years straight. Cash returned over the past three years: $636.00M in dividends and $3.71B in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Open-market insider buys at VRSK over the trailing three years: 2024: 1 buy totaling $158k; 2025: 4 buys totaling $574k; 2026: 3 buys totaling $449k. 17 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
VRSK's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | +0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023-11-02 | +1.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024-02-22 | -3.4% | -7.2% |
| 2024-05-02 | +7.3% | +16.9% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
VRSK's latest 8-K filings: 2026-08-18 (items 8.01, 9.01); 2026-07-29 (items 2.02, 9.01); 2026-07-28 (items 5.02, 9.01); 2026-05-21 (items 5.07, 9.01); 2026-04-29 (items 2.02, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: July 3, 2026
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