Zacks Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a report issued on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.75 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.97 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.02 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.32. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 27.39% and a net margin of 9.61%.

VIRT has been the topic of several other research reports. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Virtu Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $56.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Virtu Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating and set a $26.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.21.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIRT traded down $1.55 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $36.91. 219,096 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,189,630. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $36.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $36.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 1.13. Virtu Financial has a twelve month low of $20.92 and a twelve month high of $41.38. The company has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.43, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.71.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.60%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Virtu Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.32%.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

In other Virtu Financial news, EVP Stephen Cavoli sold 34,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.88, for a total value of $1,253,920.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 191,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,070,006.64. This trade represents a 15.06 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Brett Fairclough sold 72,967 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total value of $2,688,104.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 90,749 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,343,193.16. This trade represents a 44.57 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 140,967 shares of company stock valued at $5,213,964. 46.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Virtu Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 0.8% in the first quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 33,397 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,273,000 after acquiring an additional 281 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Virtu Financial by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,794 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $100,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC boosted its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 8,074 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $288,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the last quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. raised its stake in Virtu Financial by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 30,132 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,075,000 after purchasing an additional 371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 14,826 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $516,000 after buying an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.78% of the company's stock.

About Virtu Financial

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.