Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) a Moderate Buy, Per Wall Street Consensus

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) is among the 11 Most Oversold S&P 500 Stocks Heading into 2026. As of the close of business on December 10, Wall Street analysts have a consensus Moderate Buy rating for the stock, with a one-year average share price target of $251.29, representing an upside of 17%.

On December 10, RBC Capital analyst Ashish Sabadra kept the firm’s Buy rating on the stock with a price target of $250, a reaffirmation of the firm’s adjustment on October 30, when it slashed its price target on the data analytics company to $250 from $314 following its revenue miss for the third quarter.

RBC’s update this Wednesday follows Argus Research’s adjustment on Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) on November 14, when it downgraded the stock’s rating to Hold from Buy, citing the company trimming its annual revenue forecast in the range of $3.05 billion and $3.08 billion, which was below analysts’ consensus of $3.12 billion.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK)’s third-quarter revenue miss was attributed to fewer severe weather events during the period, which reduced demand for its software used by insurers to estimate claims. The company said it was bracing for challenging weather conditions in Q4 as well.

In other news, on December 10, Verisk announced it would expand its strategic partnership with KYND, which will see the data analytics company’s Rulebook platform being embedded with the latter’s advanced cyber risk insights, resulting in enhanced cyber resilience for the insurance market.

Through the integration of expertise from both firms, insurers and brokers will now be able to make more informed decisions by leveraging access to ‘actionable intelligence’, said Verisk in a press release.

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) is a data analytics and technology company that serves clients in the insurance industry. The stock is down 22% year-to-date.

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