Today Verisk Analytics (VRSK) Hits New Lifetime High

Trade-Ideas LLC identified Verisk Analytics (VRSK) as a new lifetime high candidate
By TheStreet Wire ,

Trade-Ideas LLC identified

Verisk Analytics

(

VRSK

) as a new lifetime high candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Verisk Analytics as such a stock due to the following factors:

  • VRSK has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $52.1 million.
  • VRSK has traded 17,130 shares today.
  • VRSK is trading at a new lifetime high.

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More details on VRSK:

Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics solutions for customers in insurance, natural resources, healthcare, financial services, government, and risk management sectors in the United States and internationally. VRSK has a PE ratio of 28. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Verisk Analytics a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

The average volume for Verisk Analytics has been 632,200 shares per day over the past 30 days. Verisk Analytics has a market cap of $14.0 billion and is part of the services sector and diversified services industry. The stock has a beta of 0.73 and a short float of 2.5% with 6.39 days to cover. Shares are up 9.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

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TheStreetRatings.com

Analysis:

TheStreet Quant Ratings

rates Verisk Analytics as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel its strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.

Highlights from the ratings report include:

  • The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 5.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 28.2%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
  • The stock has not only risen over the past year, it has done so at a faster pace than the S&P 500, reflecting the earnings growth and other positive factors similar to those we have cited here. Turning our attention to the future direction of the stock, it goes without saying that even the best stocks can fall in an overall down market. However, in any other environment, this stock still has good upside potential despite the fact that it has already risen in the past year.
  • VERISK ANALYTICS INC has improved earnings per share by 6.7% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, VERISK ANALYTICS INC increased its bottom line by earning $3.00 versus $2.19 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.09 versus $3.00).
  • The gross profit margin for VERISK ANALYTICS INC is rather high; currently it is at 64.83%. Regardless of VRSK's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, VRSK's net profit margin of 18.80% significantly outperformed against the industry.
  • Net operating cash flow has increased to $303.88 million or 12.13% when compared to the same quarter last year. Despite an increase in cash flow, VERISK ANALYTICS INC's average is still marginally south of the industry average growth rate of 14.90%.

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