Verisk (VRSK) Q1 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For

Insurance data analytics provider Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday before market open. Here’s what investors should know.

Verisk beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $778.8 million, up 5.9% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but full-year revenue guidance missing analysts’ expectations.

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This quarter, the market is expecting Verisk’s revenue to grow 2.6% year on year, slowing from the 7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Verisk has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Verisk’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. SS&C delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 8.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1.1%, and Equifax reported revenues up 14.3%, topping estimates by 2%. SS&C traded down 4% following the results while Equifax was also down 10%.

Read our full analysis of SS&C’s results here and Equifax’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional services segment, with share prices up 13.1% on average over the last month. Verisk is down 5.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $221.53 (compared to the current share price of $177.50).

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