Soumya Eswaran
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TimesSquare Capital Management, an equity investment management company, released its “U.S. Focus Growth Strategy” first quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The broad-based downturn in US equities underperformed overseas markets in the first quarter. In this negative environment, the strategy outperformed the index in the first quarter. The strategy returned 2.42% (gross) and 2.20% (net) compared to a -7.12% return for the Russell Midcap Growth Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.
In its first-quarter 2025 investor letter, TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy highlighted stocks such as Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK). Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) offers data analytics solutions to the insurance markets. The one-month return of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) was 5.65%, and its shares gained 23.03% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On May 16, 2025, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) stock closed at $309.57 per share with a market capitalization of $43.304 billion.
TimesSquare Capital U.S. Focus Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) in its Q1 2025 investor letter:
"Another contributor was Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK), the property/casualty insurance risk information and analysis provider. The company reported revenues and earnings that exceeded expectations with steady organic growth. Management was upbeat regarding strategic initiatives that should improve sales momentum and pricing, though was conservative with its initial guidance for 2025. Combined, that gave Verisk’s shares an 8% lift."
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Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 40 hedge fund portfolios held Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) at the end of the fourth quarter which was 42 in the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2025, Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) generated $753 million in revenues, representing an increase of 7% from Q1 2024. While we acknowledge the potential of Verisk Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSK) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the undervalued AI stock set for massive gains.
