Verisk Analytics, Inc. · VRSK · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2025
Verisk raises guidance as subscriptions and AI adoption expand
The current analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: subscription expansion, AI adoption and raised guidance strengthen Verisk's operating trajectory, while acquisition integration, leverage and competitive or government-spending risks remain important tests.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, the analysis shifts from maintained guidance and ecosystem expansion around Simplitium to raised guidance, stronger emphasis on AI adoption, and larger integration and leverage considerations following the AccuLynx and SuranceBay acquisitions.
Guidance delta
Raised: full-year 2025 revenue guidance moved to $3.09-$3.13 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $1.70-$1.74 billion.
Key takeaways
- Q2 revenue growth was broad-based, with subscription revenue continuing to expand.
- Management highlighted growing adoption of AI-enabled products and efficiency gains.
- AccuLynx and SuranceBay add cross-sell opportunities but also increase integration and leverage requirements.
- The company plans to continue capital returns while targeting lower leverage after the AccuLynx transaction.
Management priorities
- Integrate AccuLynx and SuranceBay and pursue cross-sell opportunities.
- Expand the AI product suite and user adoption.
- Further develop Core Lines Reimagine and migrate the extreme-events business to SaaS.
- Continue share repurchases while targeting leverage reduction.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 3, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 23, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 19, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Outperform | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Rothschild & Co | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 8, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2018 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | May 5, 2017 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Feb 27, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $163.88. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $185.79 | +37.3% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $228 | $201.43 | +39.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $235 | $200.71 | +43.4% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jeffrey Meuler | $247 | $200.18 | +50.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $201.34 | +36.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $248 | $213.15 | +51.3% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $192.28 | +43.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Russell Quelch | $185 | $175.35 | +12.9% | Jun 18, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $184.74 | +43.4% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Capital One Financial | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $209.32 | +36.7% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Gregory Peters | $260 | $211.54 | +58.7% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Verisk Analytics to | $230 | $184.33 | +40.3% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Verisk Analytics to | $230 | $185.02 | +40.3% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Verisk Analytics to | $230 | $184.96 | +40.3% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $185.11 | +36.7% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Verisk Analytics to | $224 | $184.07 | +36.7% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Haas | $223 | $184.07 | +36.1% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Verisk Analytics to | $237 | $169.47 | +44.6% | Feb 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Verisk Analytics to Outperform | $233 | $192.49 | +42.2% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $218.42 | +64.8% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Verisk Analytics to | $250 | $208 | +52.6% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $239 | $208 | +45.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | John Mazzoni | $280 | $251.51 | +70.9% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $334 | $249.69 | +103.8% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $268 | +92.2% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Motemaden | $279 | $267.62 | +70.2% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $300 | $270.6 | +83.1% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jeffrey Meuler | $285 | $265.27 | +73.9% | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Barclays | Manav Patnaik | $310 | $269.37 | +89.2% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Autonomous Research | Kelsey Zhu | $326 | $278.12 | +98.9% | Jul 24, 2024 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $285 | $273.67 | +73.9% | Jul 9, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $268 | $268.8 | +63.5% | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $280 | $241.86 | +70.9% | May 7, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Jeffrey Meuler | $268 | $232.81 | +63.5% | May 2, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber | $241 | $232.81 | +47.1% | May 2, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Faiza Alwy | $262 | $232.81 | +59.9% | May 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $181 | $179.31 | +10.4% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $182.52 | +34.2% | Dec 2, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $210 | $170.93 | +28.1% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $214.97 | +31.2% | Apr 19, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Hamzah Mazari | $230 | $208 | +40.3% | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Toni Kaplan | $201 | $178.91 | +22.7% | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Andrew Jeffrey | $250 | $213.65 | +52.6% | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $240 | $200.5 | +46.4% | Sep 17, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationVerisk Analytics, Inc. is a global leader in providing advanced data analytics. It offers predictive insights and decision-making tools to a diverse clientele across numerous sectors. These include risk assessment (such as rating, underwriting, and claims), catastrophe and weather risk management, global risk analytics, natural resource intelligence, economic forecasting, commercial banking, finance, and many other specialized areas. The company's operations are organized into three primary divisions: Insurance, Energy and Specialized Markets, and Financial Services. Within the Insurance segment, Verisk assists property and casualty insurers by focusing on anticipating potential losses, accurately selecting and pricing risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This division develops sophisticated machine learning and artificial intelligence models to predict various scenarios and generate both standard and tailored analytics.…
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