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Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) Chief Executive Officer Shavel Lee sold 2,200 shares of common stock in two separate transactions, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sales, which totaled $589,611, occurred at prices ranging from $268.0 to $268.01 per share. The data analytics company, currently valued at $37.1 billion, is trading above its InvestingPro Fair Value, with impressive gross profit margins of 69.4%.
On August 15, 2025, Mr. Lee sold 1,100 shares at $268.00 per share. Then, on August 18, 2025, he sold another 1,100 shares at $268.01 per share.
Following these transactions, Mr. Lee directly owns 78907 shares of Verisk Analytics.
The sales were executed under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan, which Mr. Shavel adopted on November 25, 2024. The filing was signed by Kathy Card Beckles, Attorney-in-fact, on August 18, 2025. The stock currently trades near its 52-week low of $259.01, while maintaining a 6-year streak of dividend increases.
In other recent news, Verisk Analytics reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, posting an adjusted earnings per share of $1.88 compared to the anticipated $1.77. The company’s revenue reached $773 million, surpassing the consensus estimate of $768.74 million and marking a 7.8% increase from $717 million in the same quarter last year. Following this strong performance, Verisk raised its full-year revenue outlook. In a strategic move, Verisk priced an offering of $1.5 billion in senior notes to finance its planned acquisition of AccuLynx, with the offering expected to close on August 21, 2025. The issuance includes $750 million of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2030 and $750 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2036. Additionally, BMO Capital lowered its price target for Verisk Analytics to $290 from $317, maintaining a Market Perform rating. The price target adjustment came after Verisk’s quarterly results, where margin strength led to an adjusted EPS that beat expectations. Despite stable total organic constant currency revenue growth, the company experienced accelerating Underwriting revenue growth, which offset slowing Claims growth.
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