Zacks Research Estimates Virtu Financial Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research expects Virtu Financial to report Q3 2026 earnings of $1.26 per share and maintains a “Hold” rating. Its full-year 2026 estimate is $6.31 EPS, compared with the current consensus estimate of $6.46.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Virtu has an overall “Hold” consensus rating and an average price target of $68.25, with four Buy, two Hold, and one Sell rating.
• Virtu’s stock opened at $53.77, while its latest quarterly results showed $1.82 EPS and $1.19 billion in revenue, exceeding consensus estimates. Two directors recently sold shares, and insiders own 46.76% of the company.

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a report released on Thursday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial's current full-year earnings is $6.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial's FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.99 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.75 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Virtu Financial from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $84.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Virtu Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $68.25.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

VIRT stock opened at $53.77 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.45. The firm has a market cap of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.67. Virtu Financial has a 1 year low of $31.55 and a 1 year high of $68.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $51.98.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $687.23 million. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 13.50% and a return on equity of 49.06%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.65 EPS.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

In related news, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total transaction of $546,822.22. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,902 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,858,137.26. The trade was a 22.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Joseph Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total value of $511,896.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 33,814 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,060,625.16. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 46.76% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Virtu Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Virtu Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the third quarter worth $69,000. Finally, C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. acquired a new position in Virtu Financial in the second quarter valued at $88,000. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc is a global financial services company that provides liquidity, trading, and technology solutions to the financial markets. Through its market-making business, Virtu facilitates trading in a broad range of products, including equities, exchange-traded funds, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and certain digital assets.

The company also operates an execution services business that provides trading and workflow technology to institutional investors, asset managers, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions.

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