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Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$39.20 +0.84 (+2.19%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$39.17 -0.03 (-0.08%)
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About Virtu Financial Stock (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$38.28
$39.29
50-Day Range
$32.82
$39.82
52-Week Range
$21.38
$41.38
Volume
1.22 million shs
Average Volume
1.19 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.07 billion
P/E Ratio
13.20
Dividend Yield
2.45%
Price Target
$37.88
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Virtu Financial, Inc. operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company's product allow its clients to trade on various venues across 50 countries and in various asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, options, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and myriad other commodities. Its multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across global markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Virtu Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

VIRT MarketRank™: 

Virtu Financial scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 389th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Virtu Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Virtu Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Virtu Financial are expected to grow by 3.19% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $3.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 13.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 13.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.97.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Virtu Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Virtu Financial has a P/B Ratio of 4.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.40% of the float of Virtu Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Virtu Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently decreased by 1.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Virtu Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Virtu Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Virtu Financial is 27.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Virtu Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.72% next year. This indicates that Virtu Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.40% of the float of Virtu Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Virtu Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently decreased by 1.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Virtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.95. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    12 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -71% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Virtu Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $18,995,338.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    46.70% of the stock of Virtu Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    45.78% of the stock of Virtu Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's insider trading history.
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VIRT Stock News Headlines

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VIRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Virtu Financial's stock was trading at $35.68 at the start of the year. Since then, VIRT shares have increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $39.20.
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Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.31. Virtu Financial's revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Virtu Financial (VIRT) raised $297 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 16th 2015. The company issued 16,500,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. acted as the underwriters for the IPO and BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Evercore ISI, UBS Investment Bank, Academy Securities, CIBC, Mizuho Securities and Rosenblatt Securities were co-managers.

Top institutional shareholders of Virtu Financial include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.60%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.26%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.22%) and OLD National Bancorp IN (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Molluso, Douglas A Cifu, Stephen Cavoli, Brett Fairclough, Virginia Gambale and Joanne Minieri.
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Shares of VIRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virtu Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Intel (INTC) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/17 Dividend
2/28/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/17 Dividend
2/28/2025
Dividend Payable
3/17/2025
Last Earnings
4/23/2025
Today
4/28/2025
Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Security brokers & dealers
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VIRT
Employees
990
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$37.88
High Stock Price Target
$48.00
Low Stock Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-3.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.25
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
13.20
Forward P/E Ratio
12.52
P/E Growth
1.43
Net Income
$276.42 million
Pretax Margin
22.42%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.07 billion
Cash Flow
$2.77 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.14
Book Value
$9.62 per share
Price / Book
4.07

Miscellaneous

Free Float
82,413,000
Market Cap
$6.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.71

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This page (NASDAQ:VIRT) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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