Robert W. Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler reiterated a Buy rating on Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK) yesterday and set a price target of $125. The company’s shares opened today at $113.71, close to its 52-week high of $115.13.
According to TipRanks.com, Meuler is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.5% and a 77.9% success rate. Meuler covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Emerald Expositions Events Inc, Adtalem Global Education Inc, and Grand Canyon Education.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Verisk Analytics is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $114.67, a 0.8% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Cantor Fitzgerald also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $112 price target.
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Verisk Analytics’ market cap is currently $18.91B and has a P/E ratio of 31.54. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 9.12.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 74 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Most recently, in June 2018, Vincent De Mccarthy, the SVP, Corp Dev & Strategy of VRSK sold 35,000 shares for a total of $3,817,100.
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Verisk Analytics, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of data analytics for customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. It operates through the Decision Analytics and Risk Assessment segments.
