Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Verisk Analytics Inc shares valued at $1,723,784 were sold by Daffan Nicholas on Jun 04 ’25. At $318.10 per share, Daffan Nicholas sold 5,419 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 56,701 shares worth approximately $17.8 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Daffan Nicholas purchased 5,419 shares, netting a total of over 1,723,784 in proceeds.
Before that, Mann Elizabeth had sold 300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $90,651, the Chief Financial Officer traded Verisk Analytics Inc shares for $302.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 300 shares, worth approximately $5.14 million.
Analysts at Barclays downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. Earlier on August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for VRSK stock.
Analyzing VRSK Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Verisk Analytics Inc [NASDAQ: VRSK] rose 0.78% to $313.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $309.95, but it reached a high of $314.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.08%. Over the course of the year, Verisk Analytics Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.97%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Verisk Analytics Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verisk Analytics Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.13 million shares to 2.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.24 million shares. A jump of 5.65% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.97.
Which companies own the most shares of Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK)?
In terms of Verisk Analytics Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 279.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.27% from the previous closing price of $311.49. Analysts anticipate Verisk Analytics Inc stock to reach 326 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 181. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Verisk Analytics Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $260.
