Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Verisk combines a highly recurring revenue profile with proprietary insurance datasets and a three-year objective of 6%-8% organic constant-currency revenue growth and 7%-10% organic constant-currency adjusted EBITDA growth. Second-quarter 2026 revenue growth of 5.8% was slightly below the long-term target floor, while adjusted EBITDA growth of 7.4% remained inside its target range and subscriptions represented 83% of revenue. At the August 28 issuer-reported price of $191.77, this produces a balanced risk-reward profile: execution toward the stated ranges can support appreciation, but sustained sub-target revenue growth would weaken the compounding thesis.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets17 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$195.00
Mean target$237.71
High · most bullish analyst$275.00
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$195.0024%

Organic revenue growth remains below the 6% target floor and adjusted EBITDA growth falls below 7%, indicating that pricing, cross-selling, new products, or operating leverage are not producing the expected compounding profile.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$237.7158%
Matches the consensus mean

Subscription growth and renewal economics support gradual improvement from the second-quarter 2026 organic revenue-growth rate, while adjusted EBITDA growth remains within management's three-year range.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$275.0018%

Verisk moves into the upper portion of its 6%-8% organic revenue-growth range, maintains adjusted EBITDA growth within or above the 7%-10% range, and converts its proprietary data and AI investments into stronger client adoption.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Subscriptions represented 83% of second-quarter 2026 revenue, supporting revenue visibility and reducing dependence on purely transactional activity.
  • Second-quarter organic constant-currency adjusted EBITDA growth of 7.4% remained within Verisk's 7%-10% three-year target range.
  • Management's strategy emphasizes proprietary and contributory datasets, product innovation, client relationships, and advanced analytics and AI as drivers of compounding growth.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Second-quarter 2026 organic constant-currency revenue growth of 5.8% was below the 6% lower bound of the three-year target, making reacceleration an important execution requirement.
  • The investment case depends on Verisk sustaining adjusted EBITDA growth of at least 7%; weaker operating leverage would undermine the scenario framework.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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