4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Verisk Analytics
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, insurance data specialist Verisk Analytics (NAS: VRSK) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Verisk's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Verisk facts
Headquarters (founded) | Jersey City, N.J. (1971) |
Market Cap | $7.8 billion |
Industry | Research and consulting services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.3 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO Frank Coyne |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 84.2% |
Cash/Debt | $196.7 million / $1.1 billion |
Competitors | Deloitte Consulting |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 89 members who have rated Verisk believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Earlier this month, one of those Fools, 3Fairfield, summed up the bull case for our community:
Verisk Analytics is an unusual company in that its Property & Casualty Insurance clients are contracted for the long term and [Verisk's] services are a recurring and insatiable need for these companies. In fact it originated as a kind of collective of P&C insurers (known as the 'ISO' or 'Insurance Services Office') who wanted research on risk assessment and policy wording. ...
So what goes around comes around and I think this stock has been and will continue to be a very sound and profitable investment.
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