Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $208.48 +7.31 (+3.63%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$208.39 -0.09 (-0.04%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VRTS vs. TROW, AMG, AMP, APAM, BEN, BLK, CNS, EVR, IVZ, and JHGShould you be buying Virtus Investment Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Investment Partners include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Franklin Resources (BEN), BlackRock (BLK), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Evercore (EVR), Invesco (IVZ), and Janus Henderson Group (JHG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Virtus Investment Partners vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Affiliated Managers Group Ameriprise Financial Artisan Partners Asset Management Franklin Resources BlackRock Cohen & Steers Evercore Invesco Janus Henderson Group T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is TROW or VRTS a better dividend stock? T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 53.4% 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. T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to TROW or VRTS? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 14 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 10 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.75 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment T. Rowe Price Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virtus Investment Partners 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in TROW or VRTS? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group currently has a consensus price target of $96.64, indicating a potential downside of 6.22%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus price target of $182.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.46%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Is TROW or VRTS more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group28.38% 20.17% 15.48% Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtus Investment Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioT. Rowe Price Group$7.11B3.19$2.10B$8.8211.68Virtus Investment Partners$898.60M1.60$121.75M$16.8512.37 Which has more risk and volatility, TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtus Investment Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VRTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VRTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtus Investment PartnersInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.44B$1.08B$12.08B$9.31BDividend Yield4.45%201.84%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio12.346.6819.1019.73Price / Sales1.601.6426.57174.27Price / Cash5.024.3621.6257.96Price / Book1.732.412.305.67Net Income$121.75M$60.39M$997.60M$257.79M7 Day Performance5.53%-4.87%-0.13%0.52%1 Month Performance19.29%-6.50%3.56%8.84%1 Year Performance-14.43%24.54%540.86%14.18% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6334 of 5 stars$208.48+3.6%$182.50-12.5%-12.9%$1.44B$898.60M12.34770News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.711 of 5 stars$102.26+0.8%$95.82-6.3%-15.3%$22.53B$7.09B11.598,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.3283 of 5 stars$206.49+0.8%$197.80-4.2%+18.7%$5.87B$2.04B15.694,100AMPAmeriprise Financial4.0701 of 5 stars$539.34+0.6%$526.43-2.4%+17.4%$51.36B$17.26B18.3313,600Analyst DowngradeAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.0762 of 5 stars$46.85-0.1%$39.10-16.5%+7.5%$3.78B$1.12B12.94500News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBENFranklin Resources4.3114 of 5 stars$24.870.0%$21.83-12.2%+3.8%$13.07B$8.48B36.5710,200Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.6818 of 5 stars$1,111.13+0.9%$1,132.29+1.9%+27.4%$172.14B$20.96B27.0021,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCNSCohen & Steers2.4181 of 5 stars$76.92+0.2%$82.33+7.0%-3.0%$3.92B$549.97M25.14390Upcoming EarningsEVREvercore4.4909 of 5 stars$293.20+0.6%$283.14-3.4%+21.3%$11.47B$2.98B28.062,380News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionIVZInvesco4.7178 of 5 stars$17.36-0.4%$17.52+0.9%+3.2%$7.77B$6.07B13.888,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastJHGJanus Henderson Group4.1658 of 5 stars$41.53+0.6%$44.00+6.0%+13.2%$6.54B$2.47B16.482,300Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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