A share price of Verisk Analytics Inc [VRSK] is currently trading at $289.20, down -0.60%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VRSK shares have gain 2.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.78%, 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.
Verisk Analytics Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year 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 $289.20 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.49% based on the average VRSK price forecast.
Analyzing the VRSK fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ:VRSK] were 2.82B which represents 7.04% growth. 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 287.41 points at the first support level, and at 285.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 292.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 295.32.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ:VRSK] is 0.82. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 14.46, the price to book ratio is 136.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 45.07.
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.
