Insider Sale: CFO Elizabeth Mann Sells Shares of Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK)

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Oct 16, 2024
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On October 15, 2024, Elizabeth Mann, Chief Financial Officer of Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK, Financial), executed a sale of 200 shares of the company at a price of $271.33 per share. This transaction was filed with the SEC and can be found in detail here. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 15,808 shares of Verisk Analytics Inc.

Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK, Financial) is a data analytics and risk assessment firm that provides predictive analytics and decision support solutions to clients in the insurance, energy, specialized markets, and financial services industries. The company helps its clients make better decisions about risk, investments, and operations with enhanced efficiency and effectiveness.

Over the past year, Elizabeth Mann has sold a total of 1,600 shares and has not purchased any shares of the company. The insider transaction history for Verisk Analytics Inc shows a pattern of more sales than purchases among insiders, with 22 insider sales and only 1 insider buy over the past year.

Shares of Verisk Analytics Inc were trading at $271.33 on the day of the sale, giving the company a market cap of approximately $38.54 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the company stands at 44.00, which is significantly higher than the industry median of 18.59.

The stock's valuation according to the GF Value is $268.59, indicating that the stock is Fairly Valued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.01.

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The GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor, and future business performance estimates. This valuation provides a benchmark for investors, suggesting that the current share price aligns closely with the intrinsic value estimated by GuruFocus.

This recent insider sale might interest investors tracking insider behaviors as an indicator of the company's future performance and valuation alignment.

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