It's been a good week for Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest quarterly results, and the shares gained 5.3% to US$310. Verisk Analytics reported US$753m in revenue, roughly in line with analyst forecasts, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) of US$1.65 beat expectations, being 4.0% higher than what the analysts expected. This is an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance in its report, look at what experts are forecasting for next year, and see if there has been any change to expectations for the business. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year.

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Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus from Verisk Analytics' 16 analysts is for revenues of US$3.08b in 2025. This would reflect a modest 4.9% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are forecast to reduce 3.3% to US$6.66 in the same period. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$3.07b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$6.65 in 2025. The consensus analysts don't seem to have seen anything in these results that would have changed their view on the business, given there's been no major change to their estimates.

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It will come as no surprise then, to learn that the consensus price target is largely unchanged at US$302. It could also be instructive to look at the range of analyst estimates, to evaluate how different the outlier opinions are from the mean. Currently, the most bullish analyst values Verisk Analytics at US$340 per share, while the most bearish prices it at US$232. As you can see, analysts are not all in agreement on the stock's future, but the range of estimates is still reasonably narrow, which could suggest that the outcome is not totally unpredictable.

These estimates are interesting, but it can be useful to paint some more broad strokes when seeing how forecasts compare, both to the Verisk Analytics' past performance and to peers in the same industry. It's clear from the latest estimates that Verisk Analytics' rate of growth is expected to accelerate meaningfully, with the forecast 6.6% annualised revenue growth to the end of 2025 noticeably faster than its historical growth of 1.3% p.a. over the past five years. Other similar companies in the industry (with analyst coverage) are also forecast to grow their revenue at 6.9% per year. Verisk Analytics is expected to grow at about the same rate as its industry, so it's not clear that we can draw any conclusions from its growth relative to competitors.

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The Bottom Line

The most obvious conclusion is that there's been no major change in the business' prospects in recent times, with the analysts holding their earnings forecasts steady, in line with previous estimates. They also reconfirmed their revenue estimates, with the company predicted to grow at about the same rate as the wider industry. The consensus price target held steady at US$302, with the latest estimates not enough to have an impact on their price targets.

Following on from that line of thought, we think that the long-term prospects of the business are much more relevant than next year's earnings. We have estimates - from multiple Verisk Analytics analysts - going out to 2027, and you can see them free on our platform here.

You should always think about risks though. Case in point, we've spotted  1 warning sign for Verisk Analytics you should be aware of.

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