Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CBOE or VIRT?

82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CBOE or VIRT?

Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CBOE or VIRT?

Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus price target of $222.58, indicating a potential downside of 6.12%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $39.13, indicating a potential downside of 12.34%. Given Cboe Global Markets' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cboe Global Markets is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cboe Global Markets	3 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Virtu Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is CBOE or VIRT more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets has a net margin of 18.64% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 10.43%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat Cboe Global Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cboe Global Markets	18.64%	22.02%	10.73%
Virtu Financial	10.43%	32.08%	3.09%

Is CBOE or VIRT a better dividend stock?

Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtu Financial pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CBOE or VIRT?

Cboe Global Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cboe Global Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cboe Global Markets	$4.09B	6.06	$764.90M	$7.63	31.07
Virtu Financial	$3.07B	2.24	$276.42M	$3.46	12.90

Does the media refer more to CBOE or VIRT?

In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 5 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 16 mentions for Virtu Financial. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.87 indicating that Cboe Global Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cboe Global Markets	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Virtu Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cboe Global Markets beats Virtu Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.