At the time of writing, Verisk Analytics Inc [VRSK] stock is trading at $288.08, up 1.94%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VRSK shares have gain 3.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.89%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ: VRSK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 10, 2025, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $310 for it. On August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $305 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $260 on January 08, 2024. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold and raised its price target to $253 on December 08, 2023. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on October 30, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $230. In a note dated October 16, 2023, Jefferies downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Verisk Analytics Inc fluctuated between $217.34 and $296.58. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $293.5 within the next 12 months. Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ: VRSK] shares were valued at $288.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.88% based on the average VRSK price forecast.
Analyzing the VRSK fundamentals
According to Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ:VRSK], the company’s sales were 2.82B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.04% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.63% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.42%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.42%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.33%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.2, Equity is 2.79 and Total Capital is 0.37. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of10.88.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 285.31 points at the first support level, and at 282.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 289.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 291.17.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ:VRSK] has a current ratio of 0.82. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, and the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 14.41, the price to book ratio is 135.96 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 44.90.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Beckles Kathy Card, Chief Legal Officer, that happened on Jan 17 ’25 when 2111.0 shares were sold. Officer, Beckles Kathy Card completed a deal on Jan 17 ’25 to buy 2111.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Hansen Bruce Edward sold 1179.0 shares on Jan 07 ’25.
