Victory Capital (VCTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Victory Capital is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, offering a broad array of active and passive investment strategies. Established in 2016 following its acquisition by Western & Southern Financial Group, the company has built on decades of experience with roots dating back to earlier boutique asset-management partnerships. Victory Capital serves a diverse client base that includes institutional investors, financial intermediaries and high-net-worth individuals.

The firm’s product lineup spans equity, fixed-income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. Equity capabilities cover large-cap, small-cap and sector-focused mandates, as well as thematic and environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches. Its fixed-income offerings include core, credit, municipal and global bond portfolios. In addition, Victory Capital provides multi-asset solutions designed to meet specific risk-return objectives, alongside alternatives that incorporate private markets and real assets.

Victory Capital distributes its investment products through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), separately managed accounts (SMAs) and sub-advisory relationships. The firm maintains a domestic presence with offices in key financial centers such as San Francisco, New York and Boston, and extends its reach through partnerships and limited sub-advisory assignments overseas. It also supports defined-contribution retirement programs and model portfolios for wealth managers and consultants.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer David Brown, Victory Capital emphasizes a culture of collaboration among its portfolio managers and research analysts. The firm’s governance structure combines an experienced board of directors with specialized investment committees to oversee risk and compliance. Victory Capital continues to expand its capabilities through strategic hires, acquisitions and partnerships, maintaining a focus on delivering tailored investment solutions and dedicated client service.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $64.40 to $65.83
• 50-Day Range: $58.18 to $66.24
• 52-Week Range: $43.82 to $73.42
• Volume: 231,621 shs
• Average Volume: 337,373 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.41
• Dividend Yield: 3.03%
• Price Target: $71.56
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Victory Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Victory Capital scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 110th out of 933 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Victory Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Victory Capital are expected to grow by 11.53% in the coming year, from $6.16 to $6.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Victory Capital is 14.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Victory Capital is 14.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Victory Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.73. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Victory Capital has a P/B Ratio of 3.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.83% of the float of Victory Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Victory Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Victory Capital has recently increased by 165.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Victory Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 2.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Victory Capital has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Victory Capital is 43.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Victory Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.53% next year. This indicates that Victory Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.83% of the float of Victory Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Victory Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Victory Capital has recently increased by 165.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Victory Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Victory Capital this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Victory Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Victory Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.40% of the stock of Victory Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.71% of the stock of Victory Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VCTR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VCTR shares performed this year?

Victory Capital's stock was trading at $65.46 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VCTR stock has decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at $64.70.

How were Victory Capital's earnings last quarter?

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:VCTR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.02. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Victory Capital IPO?

Victory Capital (VCTR) raised $211 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, February 8th 2018. The company issued 11,700,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers.

Who are Victory Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Victory Capital include Swedbank AB (0.89%), Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.77%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.15%) and Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.12%). Insiders that own company stock include David Craig Brown and Kelly Stevenson Cliff.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Victory Capital?

Shares of VCTR 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 Victory Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Victory Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2025
• Today: 7/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST MGMT
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VCTR
• CIK: 1570827
• Web: www.vcm.com
• Phone: (210) 694-9700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 510
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Victory Capital: $71.56
• High Price Target: $87.00
• Low Price Target: $62.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.50
• P/E Growth: 0.73
• Net Income: $288.86 million
• Net Margins: 32.90%
• Pretax Margin: 42.61%
• Return on Equity: 30.28%
• Return on Assets: 13.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $897.22 million
• Price / Sales: 4.85
• Cash Flow: $5.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.84
• Book Value: $17.62 per share
• Price / Book: 3.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,236,000
• Free Float: 60,916,000
• Market Cap: $4.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03