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Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$54.57 -0.42 (-0.76%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$55.18 +0.61 (+1.12%)
As of 05/15/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Virtu Financial Stock (NYSE:VIRT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$54.25
$55.33
50-Day Range
$38.80
$54.93
52-Week Range
$31.55
$55.33
Volume
1.01 million shs
Average Volume
1.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.46 billion
P/E Ratio
9.04
Dividend Yield
1.76%
Price Target
$48.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Virtu Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

VIRT MarketRank™: 

Virtu Financial scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 102 stocks in the financial services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Virtu Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $48.67, representing about 10.8% downside from its current price of $54.57.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Virtu 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 Growth

    Earnings for Virtu Financial are expected to decrease by -6.51% in the coming year, from $5.53 to $5.17 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 9.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 9.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Virtu Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.38. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Virtu Financial has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.37% of the float of Virtu Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Virtu Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently increased by 2.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Virtu Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Virtu Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Virtu Financial is 15.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Virtu Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.57% next year. This indicates that Virtu Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Virtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.01. 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 0.91 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $10,382,528.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    46.76% 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 Institutions

    45.78% 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.
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VIRT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Virtu Financial's stock was trading at $33.36 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VIRT shares have increased by 63.6% and is now trading at $54.5740.

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The company reported $2.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.58. Virtu Financial's quarterly revenue was up 30.7% on a year-over-year basis.
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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. acted 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.

Virtu Financial's top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.89%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.25%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.24%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Molluso, Douglas A Cifu, Stephen Cavoli, Brett Fairclough, John Nixon and Virginia Gambale.
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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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virtu Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Intel (INTC) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/16 Dividend
2/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/16 Dividend
2/27/2026
Dividend Payable
3/16/2026
Last Earnings
4/29/2026
Today
5/17/2026
Record date for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend
6/01/2026
Dividend Payable
6/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NYSE:VIRT
Previous Symbol
NYSE:VIRT
CIK
1592386
Web
N/A
Employees
1,027
Year Founded
2008

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$61.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-10.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.04
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.04
Forward P/E Ratio
9.87
P/E Growth
1.38
Net Income
$468.36 million
Net Margins
14.17%
Pretax Margin
32.91%
Return on Equity
51.63%
Return on Assets
4.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.92
Current Ratio
0.48
Quick Ratio
0.48

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.89 billion
Price / Sales
2.18
Cash Flow
$6.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.75
Book Value
$14.16 per share
Price / Book
3.85

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
155,086,000
Free Float
82,568,000
Market Cap
$8.46 billion
Optionable
N/A
Beta
0.62

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This page (NYSE:VIRT) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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