Verisk Analytics focuses on long term strategy, shares in S&P 500 spotlight

By Stefan Krueger, Long-Term & Business Model desk. Reviewed prior to publication on 2026-06-27, 14:49.

Verisk Analytics (US92345Y1064) stands out this weekend with its focus on long term growth in insurance data and analytics. The New Jersey based group is part of the S&P 500 and trades on Nasdaq under the ticker VRSK, positioning the shares in a core US large cap universe.Nasdaq company overview

What recent numbers show

Verisk reported first quarter 2026 results in early May with revenue of around 720 million US dollars and adjusted earnings per share near 1.70 dollars, continuing its pattern of mid single digit to high single digit growth in its insurance segment, according to company filings.Verisk quarterly results

The company has streamlined its portfolio in recent years by divesting energy and financial services businesses to concentrate on property and casualty insurance analytics, a move that has supported operating margins above 40 percent in recent filings.Reuters report on portfolio focus

Analyst views on the shares

Analysts at banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley generally rate Verisk shares positively, with several houses classifying the stock as Buy or Overweight and targeting continued compounding from the group’s recurring revenue model in insurance data.MarketScreener analyst consensus

Consensus data show that a majority of covering analysts see upside over a multi year horizon driven by price increases on core products and further penetration of analytics in the global property and casualty insurance market.Analyst style commentary on Verisk

How Verisk earns its money

Verisk’s core business is providing data, predictive models and decision support software to property and casualty insurers, with flagship solutions including ISO rating services and catastrophe risk models sold via its AIR and Extreme Event Solutions platforms.

Where the shares trade today

The Verisk Analytics shares (US92345Y1064) last closed on Nasdaq at 182.18 US dollars on 2026-06-26 at 16:00 Eastern Time, according to official exchange data, placing the company’s equity value in the upper mid cap range.

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