VRSK · PEAD ↑ 33

Verisk Analytics reported Q3 2026 EPS of $1.96 on 2026-11-05, beating the $1.92 consensus by $0.04 (+2.1%).

Print-day reaction was a sharp +6.9% versus the prior close, a decisive jump that pushed the stock well above its pre-earnings level. The overnight gap to the T+1 open reversed by -3.6%, signalling meaningful after-hours fade following the initial surge. Over the subsequent two trading days, the drift added a modest -0.3%, essentially flat, leaving the initial gap only partially intact. Cumulative abnormal return of +5.3% versus SPY.US — which fell -2.2% over the same window — clears the +3% threshold for a PEAD long read; the holding window runs through 2027-02-02.