NYSE:VIRT Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis $56.88 +0.37 (+0.65%) As of 03:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Virtu Financial Stock (NYSE:VIRT) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Virtu Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$56.09▼$57.6850-Day Range$51.91▼$68.3452-Week Range$31.55▼$68.76Volume429,006 shsAverage Volume1.28 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.83 billionP/E Ratio9.45Dividend Yield1.69%Price Target$63.60Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview 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. Its services include agency execution, trading analytics, order and execution management, algorithmic trading, and data-driven tools designed to help clients manage and execute transactions across global markets. Virtu was founded in 2008 by Vincent Viola and Douglas Cifu and is headquartered in New York City. The company serves clients and trading venues in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other international markets. Douglas Cifu serves as Virtu’s chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Virtu Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks83rd Percentile Overall ScoreVIRT MarketRank™: 4.167773645055 of 5 starsVirtu Financial scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 278th out of 843 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingVirtu Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialVirtu Financial has a consensus price target of $63.60, representing about 12.1% upside from its current price of $56.74.Amount of Analyst CoverageVirtu Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Virtu Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-2.64% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Virtu Financial are expected to decrease by -2.64% in the coming year, from $6.43 to $6.26 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 9.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 9.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.74.Price to Earnings Growth RatioVirtu Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVirtu Financial has a P/B Ratio of 4.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Virtu Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.99% of the float of Virtu Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVirtu Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Virtu Financial has recently increased by 7.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldVirtu Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthVirtu Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Virtu Financial is 15.95%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Virtu Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.34% next year. This indicates that Virtu Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Virtu Financial's dividend. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentVirtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership2.0 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Virtu Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,058,718.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders46.76% of the stock of Virtu Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions45.78% of the stock of Virtu Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Virtu Financial's insider trading history. Receive VIRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Virtu Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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VIRT Stock News HeadlinesVirtu Financial: A Buy The Dip Moment For Market Maker With Proven Durability (Rating Upgrade)October 13, 2026 | seekingalpha.comMorgan Stanley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) Stock PriceOctober 11, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comI'm giving you a space stock today. Free.On December 8th, $600 billion in frozen SpaceX stock comes loose. Dylan Jovine says one simple purchase in any regular brokerage account gives investors exposure to SpaceX and 66 of its neighbors, without an IPO allocation. He is also naming two space stocks he would consider dumping before December, plus a $14 stock that Elon has personally put his name on.October 20 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Virtu Financial (VIRT) Gets a Sell from Morgan StanleyOctober 10, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comWhy Virtu Financial (VIRT) Is Back In The SpotlightOctober 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Looks Undervalued Based On Excess ReturnsOctober 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial to Host Conference Call Announcing Third Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, November 5, 2026October 7, 2026 | globenewswire.comVirtu Financial Shares Rise After JPMorgan UpgradeOctober 6, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines VIRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VIRT shares performed this year? Virtu Financial's stock was trading at $33.36 at the start of the year. Since then, VIRT shares have increased by 70.1% and is now trading at $56.74. How were Virtu Financial's earnings last quarter? Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) released its quarterly earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $687.23 million. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 13.50% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 49.06%. Read the conference call transcript. When did Virtu Financial IPO? Virtu Financial (VIRT) raised $298 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 16th 2015. The company issued 16,532,272 shares at $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served as the underwriters for the IPO and BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Evercore ISI, UBS Investment Bank, Academy Securities, CIBC, Mizuho Securities and Rosenblatt Securities were co-managers. Who are Virtu Financial's major shareholders? Virtu Financial's top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. (0.28%), Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC (0.05%), 1834 Investment Advisors Co. (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Molluso, Douglas A Cifu, Stephen Cavoli, Brett Fairclough, Joseph J Grano Jr, John Nixon and Virginia Gambale. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Virtu Financial? Shares of VIRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Virtu Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virtu Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Pfizer (PFE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Intel (INTC) and Micron Technology (MU). Company Calendar Last Earnings7/30/2026Record date for 9/15 Dividend9/01/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend9/01/2026Dividend Payable9/15/2026Today10/20/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (1w+) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 For the last 8 days, VIRT's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Capital Markets Sub-IndustryInvestment Banking & Brokerage Current SymbolNYSE:VIRT Previous SymbolNYSE:VIRT CIK1592386 Webvirtu.com Phone(212) 418-0100Fax212-418-0123Employees1,027Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Virtu Financial$63.60 High Price Target$84.00 Low Price Target$45.00 Potential Upside/Downside+12.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$6.02 Trailing P/E Ratio9.43 Forward P/E Ratio8.82 P/E Growth0.41Net Income$468.36 million Net Margins13.50% Pretax Margin31.27% Return on Equity49.06% Return on Assets4.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.87 Current Ratio0.45 Quick Ratio0.45 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.63 billion Price / Sales2.42 Cash Flow$6.21 per share Price / Cash Flow9.13 Book Value$12.90 per share Price / Book4.40Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares155,200,000Free Float82,628,000Market Cap$8.80 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.65 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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