Victory Capital (VCTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company in the United States and internationally. It offers investment advisory, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, fund distribution, and other management services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors. Its investment products include actively and passively managed mutual funds; rules-based and active exchange traded funds; institutional separate accounts; variable insurance products; alternative investments; and private closed-end funds; and a 529 Education Savings Plan. The company also offers strategies through third-party investment products, including mutual funds, third-party ETF model strategies, retail separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts through wrap account programs, Collective Investment Trusts, and undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.44 to $66.31
• 50-Day Range: $58.00 to $72.24
• 52-Week Range: $32.55 to $73.42
• Volume: 990,448 shs
• Average Volume: 395,993 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.28
• Dividend Yield: 2.69%
• Price Target: $64.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Victory Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Victory Capital scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 157th out of 937 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Victory Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Victory Capital has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Victory Capital are expected to grow by 17.94% in the coming year, from $5.24 to $6.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Victory Capital is 16.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Victory Capital is 16.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Victory Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Victory Capital has a P/B Ratio of 3.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.69% of the outstanding shares of Victory Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Victory Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Victory Capital has recently decreased by 10.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Victory Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 2.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Victory Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Victory Capital is 43.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Victory Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.48% next year. This indicates that Victory Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.69% of the outstanding shares of Victory Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Victory Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Victory Capital has recently decreased by 10.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Victory Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 12 news articles for Victory Capital this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for VCTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 700% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Victory Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Victory Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.80% of the stock of Victory Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.71% of the stock of Victory Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VCTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VCTR shares performed this year?

Victory Capital's stock was trading at $34.44 at the start of the year. Since then, VCTR shares have increased by 90.1% and is now trading at $65.46.
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How were Victory Capital's earnings last quarter?

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCTR) posted its earnings results on Friday, February, 9th. The company reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Victory Capital IPO?

Victory Capital (VCTR) raised $211 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, February 8th 2018. The company issued 11,700,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets served as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are Victory Capital's major shareholders?

Victory Capital's top institutional investors include Crestview Partners II GP L.P. (17.90%), Franklin Resources Inc. (3.04%), State Street Corp (1.79%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.60%). Insiders that own company stock include David Craig Brown, Kelly Stevenson Cliff and James B Hawkes.
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How do I buy shares of Victory Capital?

Shares of VCTR 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Victory Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Victory Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and General Electric (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/09/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/23 Dividend: 12/09/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment advice
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VCTR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1570827
• Web: www.vcm.com
• Phone: (210) 694-9700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 481
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $64.67
• High Stock Price Target: $78.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.49
• P/E Growth: 0.59
• Net Income: $213.16 million
• Net Margins: 30.82%
• Pretax Margin: 40.22%
• Return on Equity: 29.92%
• Return on Assets: 12.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.19
• Quick Ratio: 1.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $866.90 million
• Price / Sales: 4.91
• Cash Flow: $5.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.99
• Book Value: $16.39 per share
• Price / Book: 3.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 65,034,000
• Free Float: 58,661,000
• Market Cap: $4.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89