Verisk Analytics, Inc. (VRSK) earnings on July 29, 2026

Before the market opens Q2 2026

More Verisk Analytics, Inc. earnings

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

The company beat earnings and sales expectations and kept its outlook, but the stock ended nearly flat after a volatile session.

VRSK price around the earnings

213.15

Change: +0.3%

2026-07-29, 20:00 UTC

End of the measured window
201.00 209.22 217.43 225.65 212.61
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: No statistical edge

Thesis published
Results released

Strong trend strength and analyst upgrade with strong recent earnings history, but elevated sell-the-news risk from 16% run-up and retail crowding.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Trend strength peaked at 59.6, normalized to 41.4; strong run-up into event elevates pullback risk.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
2.11
Analysts covering the stock
17
Average price target
225.06
Lowest price target
185
Highest price target
275
Upside to price target
6%
Quarterly earnings growth
0.8%
Revenue growth
3.9%
Forward EPS
8.67
Trailing EPS
6.55
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
1
  • Strong buy: 3
  • Buy: 7
  • Hold: 9
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong sell: 0
Strong buy
3
Buy
7
Hold
9
Sell
0
Strong sell
0
  • July 23, 2026 · Jefferies: Upgrades rating (Hold → Buy)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
Low
Normalized volume
33%
News
Sources (3)

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
211.98
Average true range (ATR)
3.3%
Distance to 52-week high
-29.1%
14-day change (14d)
+11.3%
30-day change (32d)
+16.4%
30-day relative strength
+14.8%
SPY change (32d)
+1.6%
Nearest support
211.62
Distance to nearest support
0.2%
Nearest resistance
212.87
Distance to nearest resistance
0.4%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
0.88
  • Mid: 211.62 (0.2% away, 0.05 ATR, 11 touches)
  • Mid: 209.92 (1% away, 0.3 ATR, 19 touches)
  • Mid: 208.65 (1.6% away, 0.48 ATR, 3 touches)
  • Minor: 212.87 (0.4% away, 0.13 ATR, 3 touches)
  • Mid: 214.01 (1% away, 0.29 ATR, 16 touches)
  • Major: 215.55 (1.7% away, 0.52 ATR, 36 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+6.2%
  • April 29, 2026: actual EPS 1.82 vs estimate 1.74 (surprise +4.7%)
  • February 18, 2026: actual EPS 1.82 vs estimate 1.61 (surprise +12.9%)
  • October 29, 2025: actual EPS 1.72 vs estimate 1.7 (surprise +1.0%)
  • July 30, 2025: actual EPS 1.88 vs estimate 1.77 (surprise +6.1%)

Expected move

Implied move
+2.3%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.5%
75th percentile move
6.6%
90th percentile move
8.1%
Up / down moves
10 / 10
Average up move
+4.6%
Average down move
-5.1%

Monitoring and close

What Verisk Analytics, Inc. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.98
EPS estimate1.93
EPS surprise+2.6%
Revenue$806 million
Revenue estimate$804 million
Revenue surprise+0.2%

Verisk's Q2 revenue of $806M beat estimates. The company reports strong subscription revenue growth and AI initiatives, though it faces income declines and market softness.

Sources (13)

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, the figures don't clearly confirm the prior scenario.

How the stock reacted

Consolidated
+0.1%
Max move
+6.3%

No verdict: the outlook took no direction, so there is nothing to score as a hit or a miss.