Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Verisk Analytics Inc shares valued at $1,474,403 were sold by Daffan Nicholas on Aug 04 ’25. At $272.03 per share, Daffan Nicholas sold 5,420 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 55,125 shares worth approximately $14.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Daffan Nicholas purchased 5,420 shares, netting a total of over 1,474,403 in proceeds.
Before that, Mann Elizabeth had sold 300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $91,164, the Chief Financial Officer traded Verisk Analytics Inc shares for $303.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 300 shares, worth approximately $4.18 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 0.10% to $264.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $261.3601, but it reached a high of $265.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.81%. Over the course of the year, Verisk Analytics Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.63%.
Is Verisk Analytics Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verisk Analytics Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.47 million shares to 2.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.83 million shares. A decline of -19.99% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.42.
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 315 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.99% from the previous closing price of $264.72. Analysts anticipate Verisk Analytics Inc stock to reach 315 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 315. 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.
