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Virtu Financial (VIRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.94 -0.11 (-0.25%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$43.96 +0.01 (+0.03%)
As of 07/11/2025 05:50 PM Eastern
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About Virtu Financial Stock (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.83
$44.47
50-Day Range
$39.90
$44.75
52-Week Range
$22.50
$45.12
Volume
535,151 shs
Average Volume
1.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$6.78 billion
P/E Ratio
12.70
Dividend Yield
2.18%
Price Target
$37.25
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Virtu Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

VIRT MarketRank™: 

Virtu Financial scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 936 stocks in the finance 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Virtu Financial has been the subject of 5 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 grow by 3.19% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $3.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Virtu Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. 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 4.54. 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

    6.11% 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 9.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently decreased by 69.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Virtu Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, 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 27.75%. 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 29.72% next year. This indicates that Virtu Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Virtu Financial's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.11% 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 9.3.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Virtu Financial has recently decreased by 69.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Virtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    15 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 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 $14,079,615.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    47.20% 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 $35.68 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VIRT stock has increased by 23.2% and is now trading at $43.9420.

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.31. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Virtu Financial (VIRT) raised $297 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, April 16th 2015. The company issued 16,500,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. served 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 Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.11%), Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt (0.08%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.02%) and Bangor Savings Bank (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Molluso, Douglas A Cifu, Stephen Cavoli, Brett Fairclough, John Nixon, Virginia Gambale and Joanne Minieri.
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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

Last Earnings
4/23/2025
Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Trading
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VIRT
CIK
1592386
Employees
990
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$43.00
Low Price Target
$28.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-15.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.13
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.46
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.70
Forward P/E Ratio
14.04
P/E Growth
1.14
Net Income
$276.42 million
Net Margins
10.43%
Pretax Margin
23.73%
Return on Equity
32.08%
Return on Assets
3.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.11
Current Ratio
0.49
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.07 billion
Price / Sales
2.21
Cash Flow
$3.02 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.54
Book Value
$9.68 per share
Price / Book
4.54

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
154,198,000
Free Float
82,188,000
Market Cap
$6.78 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.70

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This page (NASDAQ:VIRT) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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