Verisk Analytics shares slide 1.61% in positive market session
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Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
Verisk Analytics shares slide 1.61% in positive market session
9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8
The stock closed at $171.87 as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Verisk ended 46.78% below its 52-week high of $322.92 reached on 5 June, while trading volume of 1.6 million was 398,242 below its 50-day average.
Against peers, Fair Isaac fell 0.21% to $1,126.00 and Prism Technologies Group dropped 99.00% to $0.00, leaving Verisk's performance mixed relative to competitors.
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