Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) is a leading global electronic trading firm specializing in market making, liquidity provision and trade execution services across a broad range of asset classes. Leveraging advanced quantitative models and proprietary trading technology, Virtu provides continuous bid and ask quotes in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and digital assets. The firm’s infrastructure is designed to operate at high speeds and low latencies, enabling tight spreads and efficient price discovery for its clients.

In addition to its market-making activities, Virtu offers agency execution services, algorithmic trading strategies and transaction cost analysis tools. These services are designed to help institutional investors, broker-dealers and hedge funds optimize trading performance, manage risk and navigate volatile market conditions. The company’s technology platform integrates real-time market data, execution algorithms and post-trade analytics to support decision-making at every stage of the trading lifecycle.

Virtu operates across major financial centers in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, maintaining a presence in New York, Chicago, London, Singapore and Hong Kong, among other locations. Its global footprint allows the firm to capture trading opportunities around the clock and provide clients with access to deep pools of liquidity in multiple time zones. Virtu’s client base includes a diverse mix of institutional participants, such as asset managers, pension funds, proprietary trading firms and brokerage houses.

The company was founded in 2008 by Vincent Viola and completed its initial public offering in April 2015. Over the years, Virtu has grown both organically and through targeted acquisitions, reinforcing its technology stack and broadening its product offering. As of 2022, Douglas Cifu serves as Chief Executive Officer, overseeing Virtu’s strategic direction and continuing efforts to enhance trading efficiency, regulatory compliance and operational resilience.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.07 to $41.78
• 50-Day Range: $41.11 to $45.23
• 52-Week Range: $29.82 to $45.77
• Volume: 530,340 shs
• Average Volume: 940,495 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.98
• Dividend Yield: 2.32%
• Price Target: $39.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Virtu Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virtu Financial scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 270th out of 928 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: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Virtu Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virtu Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.19%

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 11.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 11.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 228.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Virtu Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. 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 4.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.41% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently increased by 6.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Virtu Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, 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 21.82%. 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.38

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.41% 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 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently increased by 6.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.48

News Sentiment

Virtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 higher news sentiment than the 1.05 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $3,845,722.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.20% 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.

VIRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIRT shares performed this year?

Virtu Financial's stock was trading at $35.68 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VIRT shares have increased by 16.2% and is now trading at $41.46.

How were Virtu Financial's earnings last quarter?

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.31. Virtu Financial's revenue was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Virtu Financial IPO?

Virtu Financial (VIRT) raised $297 million in an IPO on Thursday, April 16th 2015. The company issued 16,500,000 shares at $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served 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.

Who are Virtu Financial's major shareholders?

Virtu Financial's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (1.88%), Invesco Ltd. (0.94%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.89%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.85%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Molluso, Douglas A Cifu, Stephen Cavoli, John Nixon, Virginia Gambale, Joanne Minieri and Brett Fairclough.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Virtu Financial?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Virtu Financial own?

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

• Last Earnings: 4/23/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend: 8/29/2025
• Record date for 9/15 Dividend: 9/01/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MISC SVCS
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VIRT
• CIK: 1592386
• Web: www.virtu.com
• Phone: (212) 418-0100
• Fax: 212-418-0123
• Employees: 990
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virtu Financial: $39.75
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.25
• P/E Growth: 1.14
• Net Income: $276.42 million
• Net Margins: 10.43%
• Pretax Margin: 23.73%
• Return on Equity: 32.08%
• Return on Assets: 3.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.11
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.88
• Cash Flow: $2.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.54
• Book Value: $9.68 per share
• Price / Book: 4.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 152,864,000
• Free Float: 82,188,000
• Market Cap: $6.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.69