Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

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

Is VIRT or CBOE more profitable?

Cboe Global Markets has a net margin of 18.64% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 9.61%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 27.39% beat Cboe Global Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	9.61%	27.39%	2.79%
Cboe Global Markets	18.64%	22.02%	10.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, VIRT or CBOE?

Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VIRT or CBOE?

In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 7 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 25 mentions for Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cboe Global Markets' score of 1.09 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Virtu Financial	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cboe Global Markets	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VIRT or CBOE?

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
Virtu Financial	$2.88B	2.04	$276.42M	$2.97	12.73
Cboe Global Markets	$4.09B	5.57	$764.90M	$7.22	30.19

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VIRT or CBOE?

Virtu Financial received 375 more outperform votes than Cboe Global Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.49% of users gave Virtu Financial an outperform vote while only 20.83% of users gave Cboe Global Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Virtu Financial	Outperform Votes 380 61.49%	Underperform Votes 238 38.51%
Cboe Global Markets	Outperform Votes 5 20.83%	Underperform Votes 19 79.17%

Do analysts rate VIRT or CBOE?

Virtu Financial presently has a consensus price target of $32.21, indicating a potential downside of 14.78%. Cboe Global Markets has a consensus price target of $218.80, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. Given Cboe Global Markets' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cboe Global Markets is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtu Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Cboe Global Markets	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VIRT or CBOE?

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets 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.

Is VIRT or CBOE a better dividend stock?

Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Virtu Financial pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cboe Global Markets pays out 34.9% 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. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cboe Global Markets beats Virtu Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.