B. Riley Has Pessimistic View of Victory Capital Q2 Earnings

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCTR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Victory Capital in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.41 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $74.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Victory Capital's current full-year earnings is $6.16 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Victory Capital's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.46 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on VCTR. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Victory Capital from $62.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Victory Capital from $89.00 to $87.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Victory Capital from $72.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Victory Capital from $69.00 to $62.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Victory Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $72.22.

Victory Capital Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VCTR traded down $2.09 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $68.88. The company had a trading volume of 1,255,295 shares, compared to its average volume of 381,349. The company has a fifty day moving average of $63.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.03. Victory Capital has a 12 month low of $43.82 and a 12 month high of $73.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $219.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $226.38 million. Victory Capital had a net margin of 32.90% and a return on equity of 30.28%. The firm's revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VCTR. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Victory Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,274,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Victory Capital by 46.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,438,413 shares of the company's stock valued at $94,159,000 after purchasing an additional 458,534 shares in the last quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Victory Capital by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. now owns 1,825,998 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,671,000 after purchasing an additional 268,573 shares in the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Victory Capital by 127.7% during the 1st quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 395,252 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,873,000 after purchasing an additional 221,690 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board purchased a new position in shares of Victory Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $8,349,000. 87.71% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Victory Capital Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 10th were given a $0.49 dividend. This is a positive change from Victory Capital's previous quarterly dividend of $0.47. This represents a $1.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 10th. Victory Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.65%.

About Victory Capital

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company in the United States and internationally. It offers investment advisory, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, fund distribution, and other management services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors.