NASDAQ:VRTS Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $242.06 +2.66 (+1.11%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrends About Virtus Investment Partners Stock (NASDAQ:VRTS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get VRTS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$239.50▼$244.4250-Day Range$203.98▼$244.0552-Week Range$190.42▼$263.39Volume31,198 shsAverage Volume42,699 shsMarket Capitalization$1.70 billionP/E Ratio14.71Dividend Yield3.72%Price Target$233.50Consensus RatingReduce Company OverviewVirtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.Read More… I hate to say I told you so (Ad)Last month, I openly declared that a Trump Presidency was going to kick off Tesla’s New Bullish Cycle Folks who listened and bought in when I said to are currently crushing it. As a matter of fact, all the trades we’ve opened ever since I made that public declaration have ALL been winners. And it’s simply because this Tesla indicator just flipped green on the stock…Follow this link right away. Virtus Investment Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks45th Percentile Overall ScoreVRTS MarketRank™: Virtus Investment Partners scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 727th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.9 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingVirtus Investment Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVirtus Investment Partners has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth14.50% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Virtus Investment Partners are expected to grow by 14.50% in the coming year, from $26.49 to $30.33 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 14.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 44.53.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVirtus Investment Partners has a P/B Ratio of 1.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' valuation and earnings. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for VRTS. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipVirtus Investment Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVirtus Investment Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 54.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Virtus Investment Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.67% next year. This indicates that Virtus Investment Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.5 / 5Environmental Score-0.40 Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for VRTS. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentVirtus Investment Partners has a news sentiment score of -0.18. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Virtus Investment Partners this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for VRTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Virtus Investment Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Virtus Investment Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.10% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.52% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' insider trading history. Receive VRTS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Virtus Investment Partners and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VRTS Stock News HeadlinesTD Cowen Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)November 20 at 10:27 AM | markets.businessinsider.comTD Cowen Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS)November 16, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com2025: Digital Asset Insights You Need to KnowCryptocurrencies are taking off again, and those in-the-know are positioning themselves to ride this wave in 2025. The question is—will you be one of them? With explosive growth on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to understand the potential gains in crypto. Our guide, Navigating the Future: Cryptos to Watch in 2025, reveals the cryptos leading this surge and the strategies to maximize your profit potential.November 23, 2024 | Darwin (Ad)Virtus Investment Partners reports preliminary AUM of $179.4BNovember 13, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVirtus Investment price target raised to $233 from $226 at TD CowenOctober 28, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVirtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Gets a Sell from Morgan StanleyOctober 28, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSell Rating Issued for Virtus Investment Partners Amidst Net Outflows and Fee PressureOctober 26, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comVirtus Investment Partners Inc (VRTS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Performance ...October 26, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines VRTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VRTS shares performed this year? Virtus Investment Partners' stock was trading at $241.76 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VRTS shares have increased by 0.1% and is now trading at $242.06. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Virtus Investment Partners' earnings last quarter? Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 2nd. The closed-end fund reported $6.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.96 by $0.15. The closed-end fund had revenue of $214.59 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $196.20 million. Virtus Investment Partners had a net margin of 13.43% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.64%. Does Virtus Investment Partners have any subsidiaries? Virtus Investment Partners subsidiaries include these companies: Sustainable Growth Advisers LP, RidgeWorth Investments, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., ETF Distributors LLC, ETFis Holdings LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, and more. Who are Virtus Investment Partners' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Virtus Investment Partners include State Street Corp (4.23%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.61%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.16%) and WCM Investment Management LLC (1.61%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Virtus Investment Partners? Shares of VRTS 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Virtus Investment Partners own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virtus Investment Partners investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/02/2024Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend10/31/2024Dividend Payable11/13/2024Today11/22/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/07/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:VRTS CUSIP92828Q10 CIK883237 Webwww.virtus.com Phone(800) 248-7971Fax860-241-1113Employees770Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$233.50 High Stock Price Target$264.00 Low Stock Price Target$206.00 Potential Upside/Downside-3.5%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$16.45 Trailing P/E Ratio14.71 Forward P/E Ratio9.14 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$130.62 million Net Margins13.43% Pretax Margin22.65% Return on Equity20.64% Return on Assets5.00% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.27 Current Ratio11.86 Quick Ratio11.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$845.27 million Price / Sales2.01 Cash Flow$33.85 per share Price / Cash Flow7.15 Book Value$127.20 per share Price / Book1.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares7,020,000Free Float6,590,000Market Cap$1.70 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.45 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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