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How to buy Verisk Analytics (VRSK) stocks in Canada

Learn how to easily invest in Verisk Analytics stocks.

Verisk Analytics

NASDAQ: VRSK-USD

About 5 hours ago

$223.33

+$1.08 (+0.49%)

Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK) is a publicly traded consulting services business based in the US. It opened the day at $223.18 after a previous close of $222.25. During the day the price has varied from a low of $222.55 to a high of $225.07. The latest price was $223.33 (25 minute delay). Verisk Analytics is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 7,500 staff. All prices are listed in US dollars.

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Is it a good time to buy Verisk Analytics stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.

Use our graph to track the performance of VRSK stocks over time.

Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Verisk Analytics's shares have ranged in value from as little as $186.7398 up to $251.564. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Verisk Analytics's is 0.775. This would suggest that Verisk Analytics's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Historical closes compared with the last close of $223.33

1 week (2024-04-11)	0.36%
1 month (2024-03-18)	-5.94%
3 months (2024-01-18)	-6.99%
6 months (2023-10-18)	-4.74%
1 year (2023-04-17)	15.63%
3 years (2021-04-18)	21.03%
5 years (2019-04-17)	61.85%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Is Verisk Analytics under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Verisk Analytics P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Verisk Analytics's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 43x. In other words, Verisk Analytics stocks trade at around 43x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Verisk Analytics's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.5118. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Verisk Analytics's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Verisk Analytics's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.3 billion ($1.7 billion CAD).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Verisk Analytics's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Frequently asked questions

Dividend yield: 0.7% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 0.7% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 24.65% of net profits

Verisk Analytics has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 0.70% of its share value annually.

Verisk Analytics has paid out, on average, around 24.65% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.7% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 0.7% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Verisk Analytics's case, that would currently equate to about 1.36 per share.

While Verisk Analytics's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.

Verisk Analytics's most recent dividend payout was on 28 March 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 13 March 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
It's as easy to sell Verisk Analytics as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Verisk Analytics stocks that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Verisk Analytics shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

Verisk Analytics financials

Revenue TTM	$2.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	37.06%
Gross profit TTM	$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	12.52%
Return on equity TTM	73.54%
Profit margin	22.92%
Book value	$2.16
Market capitalisation	$31.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

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