MFS trims Verisk stake

Massachusetts Financial Services cut its Verisk Analytics stake by 25.9% in the fourth quarter, trimming one of its many large United States stock positions. (marketbeat.com) The Boston money manager sold 665,802 shares and ended the quarter with 1,903,422 Verisk shares, according to its latest Form 13F filing. That position was valued at about $425.8 million at quarter-end. (marketbeat.com) Massachusetts Financial Services filed its fourth-quarter 2025 Form 13F on January 22, 2026, listing 917 holdings with about $310.1 billion in reported 13F securities. Verisk remained a relatively small slice of that broader portfolio. (13f.info) A Form 13F is a quarterly snapshot of long United States-listed holdings that large investment managers report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. It shows what a firm owned at quarter-end, but it does not explain why the manager bought or sold. (sec.gov) The filing lands after Verisk reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $779 million, up 5.9%, and full-year revenue of $3.07 billion, up 6.6%. The company also said full-year free cash flow rose 29.5% to $1.19 billion. (verisk.com) Verisk sells data, analytics, and software to the insurance industry, which uses those tools to price risk, underwrite policies, and handle claims. In its February 18, 2026 earnings release, the company said it was also deploying generative and agentic artificial intelligence tools for clients. (verisk.com) MarketBeat said about 90.0% of Verisk shares are held by hedge funds and other institutional investors, so moves by large managers can shift who holds the stock even when the company itself reports no new operating change. The same MarketBeat roundup also cited mixed Wall Street ratings, with a “Moderate Buy” consensus and a $237.20 average price target. (marketbeat.com) For now, the new fact is about the shareholder roster, not Verisk’s business outlook: Massachusetts Financial Services owned fewer shares at the end of December 2025, but it still held nearly 1.9 million shares. (marketbeat.com)