What Makes Verisk Analytics (VRSK) a Must-Have For Major Insurance Companies?

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Select Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities strongly rebounded in the second quarter. The S&P 500 Index returned 10.9%, and the benchmark Russell 3000 Index advanced 11.0%, as risk-on sentiment took hold following the pause in tariff implementation. The strategy outperformed the benchmark in the quarter, driven by the strength in portfolio construction across companies and sectors with distinct growth drivers. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, ClearBridge Select Strategy highlighted stocks such as Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK). Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) offers data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance industry. The one-month return of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) was -8.17%, and its shares lost 6.12% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 17, 2025, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) stock closed at $249.69 per share, with a market capitalization of $34.885 billion.

ClearBridge Select Strategy stated the following regarding Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

“We initiated seven new positions in the quarter while exiting four others. Our largest purchase was Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK), a data and software solutions provider to the insurance industry. Verisk’s modern solutions are powerful and sticky, making them a must-have for major insurance companies. Through new products and raising prices, the company should continue growing high single digits and drive margins and free cash flow higher.”

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. According to our database, 49 hedge fund portfolios held Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) at the end of the second quarter, compared to 45 in the previous quarter. In the second quarter of 2025, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) generated $773 million in revenue, representing an increase of 7.8% from Q2 2024. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) and shared Baron Asset Fund’s views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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