Investing.com - Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) reported on Tuesday second quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Verisk announced earnings per share of $1.29 on revenue of $678.8M. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.19 on revenue of $686.01M.
Verisk shares are up 25.45% from the beginning of the year, still down 1.40% from its 52 week high of $189.99 set on August 3. They are under-performing the Nasdaq 100 which is up 27.06% from the start of the year.
Verisk follows other major Financial sector earnings this month
Verisk's report follows an earnings beat by Mastercard on Thursday, who reported EPS of $1.36 on revenue of $3.34B, compared to forecasts EPS of $1.17 on revenue of $3.25B.
JPMorgan had beat expectations on July 14 with second quarter EPS of $1.38 on revenue of $33.82B, compared to forecast for EPS of $1.15 on revenue of $30.41B.
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