- Prev close
- $211.47
- Day range
- $199.91 – $206.42
Verisk’s move looks tied mainly to a benign market backdrop and a stable sector tape, while the business still shows solid margins and steady growth; the picture is broadly intact but the valuation leaves less room for error.
VRSK
VERISK ANALYTICS INC
As of Nov 5, 2026
66/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreWhy it moved
VRSK closed up +0.4% while the S&P 500 rose +1.7% and the Nasdaq 100 rose +1.0%, so the stock lagged a strong market day rather than reacting to a broad sell-off. Its close was also in line with a mixed peer set — EFX +0.8%, J -7.9%, and LDOS +0.1% — which points away from a clean sector move and toward stock-specific drift. The key read is that the session was modest and not driven by a major company headline; the move is too small to signal a fresh change in fundamentals.
Normal volatility?
Yes, this looks like ordinary volatility for a high-quality compounder, not a fundamentals break. Revenue is up +5.0% YoY (TTM) and +4.4% YoY in the latest quarter, with EPS up +0.4% YoY (TTM), while margins remain strong at +70.2% gross, +43.4% operating, and +28.2% net. Valuation is not cheap at PE 29.6, forward PE 23.1, and PEG 2.74 — the PEG is P/E divided by earnings growth, so investors are paying 2.74× the growth rate — and that rich setup can amplify moves in either direction. Beta is 0.68, which fits a lower-volatility profile; against that backdrop, a +0.4% daily move is well within normal bounds and does not read as deterioration.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-11-05. The facts provided do not include a consensus revenue or EPS estimate for that print, so I cannot state the market’s exact forecast; what is available is the current fundamental backdrop of revenue +5.0% YoY (TTM), latest-quarter revenue +4.4% YoY, and EPS +0.4% YoY (TTM), alongside +70.2% gross margin, +43.4% operating margin, and +28.2% net margin. The stock is described as poised to report with AI-driven solutions, strong subscription demand, and expanding customer relationships across segments, and the recent news flow also highlights CargoNet with 547 supply chain crime incidents in Q3 2026, down 0.4% year over year and 19% from the previous quarter. No prior post-earnings reaction is given in the facts, so the report will likely hinge on three items: whether subscription growth stays near the current +5.0% / +4.4% pace, whether margins remain near +43.4% operating and +28.2% net, and whether management confirms the AI and cross-sell narrative.
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