Verisk Analytics, Inc.

NasdaqGS:VRSK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$33.5b

Verisk Analytics Valuation

Is VRSK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of VRSK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: VRSK ($233.93) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($263.45)

Significantly Below Fair Value: VRSK is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for VRSK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

VRSK key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue13.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA29.1x
PEG Ratio3.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does VRSK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for VRSK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average55.7x
EFX Equifax
59.8x21.5%US$32.6b
J Jacobs Solutions
27x16.6%US$19.2b
BAH Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
47.4x22.6%US$19.2b
LDOS Leidos Holdings
88.6x40.6%US$17.6b
VRSK Verisk Analytics
43.6x11.5%US$33.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VRSK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.6x) compared to the peer average (55.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VRSK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VRSK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.6x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (26.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VRSK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

VRSK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio43.6x
Fair PE Ratio33x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: VRSK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst VRSK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$233.93
US$251.63
+7.6%
6.3%US$275.00US$215.00n/a17
Mar ’25US$241.65
US$253.83
+5.0%
6.8%US$290.00US$215.00n/a19
Feb ’25US$246.62
US$250.89
+1.7%
6.5%US$285.00US$220.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$238.86
US$248.94
+4.2%
7.3%US$285.00US$205.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$242.73
US$246.94
+1.7%
7.9%US$285.00US$205.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$222.25
US$246.89
+11.1%
8.1%US$285.00US$205.00n/a18
Oct ’24US$236.24
US$250.88
+6.2%
6.3%US$275.00US$219.00n/a16
Sep ’24US$242.84
US$247.64
+2.0%
7.1%US$275.00US$215.00n/a17
Aug ’24US$229.22
US$232.93
+1.6%
8.9%US$260.00US$178.00n/a17
Jul ’24US$226.03
US$222.17
-1.7%
8.1%US$250.00US$178.00n/a17
Jun ’24US$219.97
US$220.34
+0.2%
9.6%US$250.00US$171.00n/a17
May ’24US$192.57
US$195.07
+1.3%
7.9%US$220.00US$167.00n/a15
Apr ’24US$191.86
US$193.93
+1.1%
7.2%US$217.00US$167.00n/a15
Mar ’24US$176.72
US$190.19
+7.6%
12.0%US$220.00US$125.00US$241.6516
Feb ’24US$184.16
US$189.44
+2.9%
11.9%US$220.00US$125.00US$246.6216
Jan ’24US$176.42
US$189.80
+7.6%
9.3%US$220.00US$165.00US$238.8615
Dec ’23US$186.14
US$188.47
+1.2%
8.5%US$210.00US$165.00US$242.7315
Nov ’23US$181.47
US$199.57
+10.0%
8.8%US$220.00US$165.00US$222.2514
Oct ’23US$170.53
US$205.57
+20.5%
9.2%US$230.00US$165.00US$236.2414
Sep ’23US$188.90
US$205.21
+8.6%
9.1%US$230.00US$165.00US$242.8414
Aug ’23US$189.02
US$200.29
+6.0%
9.6%US$230.00US$165.00US$229.2214
Jul ’23US$175.30
US$202.14
+15.3%
9.2%US$230.00US$165.00US$226.0314
Jun ’23US$171.23
US$204.13
+19.2%
9.5%US$230.00US$165.00US$219.9715
May ’23US$204.05
US$224.92
+10.2%
6.2%US$255.00US$204.00US$192.5713
Apr ’23US$214.12
US$218.83
+2.2%
9.3%US$255.00US$179.00US$191.8612
Mar ’23US$179.36
US$208.38
+16.2%
10.1%US$240.00US$175.00US$176.7213

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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