Virtu Financial Q2 EPS Estimate Reduced by Zacks Research

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT - Free Report) - Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.76. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial's current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.32. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 27.39% and a net margin of 9.61%.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on VIRT. Bank of America cut their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $56.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut Virtu Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $26.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price target on Virtu Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $32.21.

Virtu Financial Trading Up 1.7 %

NASDAQ VIRT traded up $0.66 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $38.46. 1,170,164 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,192,250. Virtu Financial has a 12-month low of $20.44 and a 12-month high of $41.38. The business's 50 day moving average is $36.69 and its 200-day moving average is $35.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.71.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,081,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Virtu Financial by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 391,548 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $13,970,000 after buying an additional 5,371 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in Virtu Financial by 60.2% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,486 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,691,000 after buying an additional 20,843 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Virtu Financial by 48.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 358,065 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $10,907,000 after buying an additional 117,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of Virtu Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $954,000. 45.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

In other Virtu Financial news, EVP Stephen Cavoli sold 34,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.88, for a total value of $1,253,920.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 191,703 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,070,006.64. This represents a 15.06 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Brett Fairclough sold 72,967 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total transaction of $2,688,104.28. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 90,749 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,343,193.16. The trade was a 44.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 140,967 shares of company stock worth $5,213,964. 46.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.50%. Virtu Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.32%.

About Virtu Financial

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.