Every week we pull one stock from the Wall Street Favorites rankings and break down exactly what Wall Street is expecting.
This week: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) — the data and analytics backbone of the global insurance industry, with proprietary datasets that underwriters and claims departments can't easily replicate.
The stock is down 18% this year — but this isn't a broken business. It's a wide-moat data monopoly trading below its historical valuation while Wall Street quietly raises targets. WSF's model sees +30% upside from here.
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🎯 Key Metrics & Analyst Targets
P/E: 27.8x — below its 10-year average of 39.1x
P/S: 7.5x — below its 10-year average of 10.6x
P/OCF: 15.8x — well below its 10-year average of 26.6x
Wall Street's Rating: Buy — Jefferies → Buy & Raymond James → Strong Buy
Wall Street's Price Target: $236 — implying +30.3% upside from $181.18
Most Bullish Target: $250 — JPMorgan raised its target after Q2 earnings
🔮 Wall Street’s Forward Earnings Expectations (2027)
Revenue: $3.4B (+6.7%)
Net Income: $1.1B (+9.8%)
EPS: $8.3 (+15.6%)
Operating Cash Flow: $1.5B (+9.7%)
Free Cash Flow: $1.1B (+9.3%)
🏦 Institutional & Hedge Fund Activity
Institutional Investors: 782
Positions Opened: +105
Positions Closed: -350
Holder Growth: -23.9% QoQ
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