Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors $43.20 +0.57 (+1.34%) As of 07/23/2025 03:50 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VIRT vs. CBOE, TPL, FUTU, CG, TPG, NMR, HLI, WPC, AMH, and GLPIShould you be buying Virtu Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtu Financial include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Futu (FUTU), Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Nomura (NMR), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), W.P. Carey (WPC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Virtu Financial vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets Texas Pacific Land Futu Carlyle Group TPG Nomura Houlihan Lokey W.P. Carey American Homes 4 Rent Gaming and Leisure Properties Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) are both trading companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to CBOE or VIRT? In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 22 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 0 mentions for Virtu Financial. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Cboe Global Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Cboe Global Markets Positive Virtu Financial Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, CBOE or VIRT? Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Markets18.64% 22.02% 10.73% Virtu Financial 10.43%32.08%3.09% Do analysts recommend CBOE or VIRT? Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus target price of $222.58, suggesting a potential downside of 7.56%. Given Cboe Global Markets' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Cboe Global Markets 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92Virtu Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCboe Global Markets$4.09B6.16$764.90M$7.6331.56Virtu Financial$2.88B2.32$276.42M$3.4612.49 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.0%. 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. SummaryCboe Global Markets beats Virtu Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtu Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIRT 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 VIRT 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 NYSE 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 VIRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtu FinancialSecurity And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.57B$2.44B$6.44B$20.89BDividend Yield2.25%1.34%4.19%3.62%P/E Ratio12.4913.5514.1227.93Price / Sales2.322.941,745.7572.74Price / Cash15.0715.07128.7022.61Price / Book4.462.251.964.70Net Income$276.42M$80.32M$1.24B$993.85M7 Day Performance-4.53%1.82%0.79%1.99%1 Month PerformanceN/A9.06%3.92%5.85%1 Year PerformanceN/A25.83%23.80%13.36% Virtu Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIRTVirtu FinancialN/A$43.20+1.3%N/AN/A$6.57B$2.88B12.49990CBOECboe Global Markets3.0537 of 5 stars$238.45+0.3%$222.58-6.7%N/A$24.99B$4.09B33.031,540High Trading VolumeTPLTexas Pacific Land1.1354 of 5 stars$996.79+0.5%$917.00-8.0%+16.3%$22.92B$705.82M49.86100Positive NewsFUTUFutu2.066 of 5 stars$160.57+7.0%$139.32-13.2%+168.9%$22.34B$1.75B26.763,343Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCGCarlyle Group3.7842 of 5 stars$60.17+0.1%$57.73-4.0%+31.3%$21.73B$5.43B20.402,300TPGTPG3.1297 of 5 stars$56.09-1.1%$59.77+6.6%+14.8%$20.89B$3.50B-169.971,900NMRNomura2.3339 of 5 stars$6.32-0.5%N/A+11.7%$18.78B$31.11B8.6627,242Upcoming EarningsGap UpHLIHoulihan Lokey4.4153 of 5 stars$196.09-0.7%$206.40+5.3%+35.7%$13.69B$2.39B33.691,100Upcoming EarningsWPCW.P. Carey4.4598 of 5 stars$61.66+0.6%$104.22+69.0%+7.6%$13.51B$1.58B31.78190Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.6146 of 5 stars$36.14-0.4%$40.90+13.2%+0.1%$13.38B$1.73B33.461,730Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.6261 of 5 stars$47.70+0.5%$53.68+12.5%-3.6%$13.11B$1.53B16.9820Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cboe Global Markets Alternatives Texas Pacific Land Alternatives Futu Alternatives Carlyle Group Alternatives TPG Alternatives Nomura Alternatives Houlihan Lokey Alternatives W.P. 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