Zacks Research Comments on Virtu Financial Q2 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Virtu Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.75. 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 $0.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.35 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.31. The firm had revenue of $497.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $444.23 million. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 27.39%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $40.00 price target (up from $38.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $56.00 to $48.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $37.88.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

Virtu Financial stock traded down $0.62 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $42.53. 956,476 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,190,497. The company has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. Virtu Financial has a twelve month low of $21.55 and a twelve month high of $44.65. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $37.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $36.88.

Institutional Trading of Virtu Financial

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VIRT. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Virtu Financial by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,568,548 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $364,753,000 after purchasing an additional 165,396 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its position in Virtu Financial by 28.2% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 6,375,783 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $227,488,000 after purchasing an additional 1,401,688 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Virtu Financial by 83.6% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,473,165 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $56,157,000 after purchasing an additional 670,774 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Virtu Financial by 48.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,448,866 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $51,696,000 after purchasing an additional 471,526 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $39,993,000. Institutional investors own 45.78% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Douglas A. Cifu sold 177,561 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.88, for a total value of $6,903,571.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 231,306 shares in the company, valued at $8,993,177.28. The trade was a 43.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO Brett Fairclough sold 72,967 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total transaction of $2,688,104.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 90,749 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,343,193.16. This represents a 44.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 496,848 shares of company stock worth $18,995,338. 47.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. Virtu Financial's payout ratio is 27.75%.

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.