Zacks Research Weighs in on Virtu Financial Q3 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a report released on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.66 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial's current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial's FY2025 earnings at $3.31 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.10 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.37 EPS.

VIRT has been the subject of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $40.00 price objective (up from $38.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Virtu Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Bank of America downgraded shares of Virtu Financial from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $43.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $37.25.

Virtu Financial Trading Down 0.5%

NASDAQ:VIRT traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $42.47. 952,025 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,077,844. The company has a fifty day moving average of $40.66 and a 200 day moving average of $38.14. Virtu Financial has a 12 month low of $21.59 and a 12 month high of $44.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.27, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.68.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.31. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 10.43% and a return on equity of 32.08%. The company had revenue of $497.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $444.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Virtu Financial by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 10,002 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares in the last quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP lifted its stake in Virtu Financial by 357.1% during the 1st quarter. Militia Capital Partners LP now owns 6,400 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $782,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $1,674,000. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 8.4% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 176,300 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,721,000 after acquiring an additional 13,699 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.78% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Virtu Financial

In related news, Director John Nixon sold 6,965 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.82, for a total value of $298,241.30. Following the transaction, the director now owns 33,923 shares in the company, valued at $1,452,582.86. The trade was a 17.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Douglas A. Cifu sold 178,320 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.57, for a total transaction of $6,877,802.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 408,867 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,770,000.19. The trade was a 30.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 362,846 shares of company stock valued at $14,079,615 in the last three months. 46.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 30th. Virtu Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.75%.

Virtu Financial Company Profile

Virtu Financial, Inc operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology.