Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is an asset management company that provides investment products and services to individual and institutional investors. The company operates as a multi-boutique investment firm, partnering with affiliated and unaffiliated investment managers that offer specialized expertise across a range of asset classes and investment strategies.

Virtus distributes mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, separately managed accounts, closed-end funds and other investment solutions. Its offerings may include equity, fixed-income, multi-asset, alternative and international strategies, designed to serve financial professionals, retirement plans, institutions and individual investors.

Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, Virtus primarily serves investors in the United States while offering investment capabilities with exposure to global markets. The company traces its origins to 1995 and became an independent publicly traded investment management firm in 2008. George R. Aylward serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $118.84 to $121.28
• 50-Day Range: $118.05 to $170.03
• 52-Week Range: $117.44 to $183.04
• Volume: 186,784 shs
• Average Volume: 118,890 shs
• Market Capitalization: $791.32 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.07
• Dividend Yield: 8.20%
• Price Target: $129.75
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Virtus Investment Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virtus Investment Partners scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 355th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Virtus Investment Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Virtus Investment Partners is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virtus Investment Partners has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Virtus Investment Partners are expected to grow by 8.52% in the coming year, from $27.70 to $30.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Virtus Investment Partners has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VRTS.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Virtus Investment Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.15%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Virtus Investment Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 55.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Virtus Investment Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.60% next year. This indicates that Virtus Investment Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.48

News Sentiment

Virtus Investment Partners 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Virtus Investment Partners this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for VRTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Virtus Investment Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,566,203.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.40% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.52% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/25/2025
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRTS
• CIK: 883237
• Web: www.virtus.com
• Phone: (800) 248-7971
• Fax: 860-241-1113
• Employees: 801
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virtus Investment Partners: $129.75
• High Price Target: $146.00
• Low Price Target: $117.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.6%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.31
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $121.75 million
• Net Margins: 13.42%
• Pretax Margin: 22.92%
• Return on Equity: 21.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 11.86
• Quick Ratio: 11.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $819.58 million
• Price / Sales: 0.97
• Cash Flow: $23.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $120.85 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,623,000
• Free Float: 6,590,000
• Market Cap: $791.32 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.41