Virtu Financial Company Profile (NASDAQ:VIRT)

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a technology-enabled market maker and liquidity provider to the financial markets across the world. It is engaged in buying or selling a range of securities and other financial instruments and earning small bid/ask spreads across various transactions. It has a single, multi-asset, multi-currency technology platform through which it provides quotations to buyers and sellers in equities, commodities, currencies, options, fixed income and other securities on exchanges, markets and liquidity pools in various countries around the world. It makes markets in a range of different assets classes, such as Americas Equities; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Equities; Asia Pacific (APAC) Equities; Global Commodities; Global Currencies, and Options, Fixed Income and Other Securities. It makes markets for global banks, brokers and other intermediaries, and indirectly provides services to retail and institutional investors.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Investment Brokerage - National
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: VIRT
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $14.97
50 Day Moving Average: $16.56
200 Day Moving Average: $18.44
52-Week Range: $14.96 - $25.72
Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.33
P/E Growth: -3.53
Market Cap: $572.38M
Outstanding Shares: 38,235,000
Beta: -0.05

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.15%
Return on Equity: 20.34%
Return on Assets: 2.85%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.90%
Current Ratio: 0.60%
Quick Ratio: 0.60%

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Consensus Ratings for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$20.50 (36.94% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
6/29/2016	Credit Suisse Group AG	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$16.50
4/5/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$26.00 -> $24.50
8/6/2015	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$22.00 -> $20.00
5/27/2015	Citigroup Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$22.00
5/11/2015	Sandler O'Neill	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$25.00
5/11/2015	Evercore Partners Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$25.00
5/11/2015	Evercore ISI	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$25.00
5/11/2015	BMO Capital Markets	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$24.00

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/2/2016
8/3/2016	Q216	$0.24	$0.24	$105.12 million	$174.20 million	View	N/A
5/4/2016	Q116	$0.35	$0.31	$134.72 million	$192.60 million	View	N/A
2/4/2016	Q415	$0.29	$0.27	$115.15 million	$107.80 million	View	N/A
11/4/2015	Q315	$0.35	$0.40	$130.50 million	$215.80 million	View	N/A
8/5/2015	Q215	$0.32	$0.27	$125.03 million	$182.00 million	View	N/A
5/6/2015	Q115		$0.42	$173.30 million	$221.50 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)
No earnings estimates for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Current Dividend Information for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Annual Dividend:	$0.96
Dividend Yield:	6.41%
Payout Ratio:	91.43% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)

Dividend History for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2016	quarterly	$0.24	6.01%	8/30/2016	9/1/2016	9/15/2016
5/4/2016	Quarterly	$0.24		5/27/2016	6/1/2016	6/15/2016
2/5/2016	quarterly	$0.24	4.57%	2/26/2016	3/1/2016	3/15/2016
11/5/2015	quarterly	$0.24	4.02%	11/27/2015	12/1/2015	12/15/2015
8/6/2015	special	$0.24		8/28/2015	9/1/2015	9/15/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 71.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 94.26%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/5/2016	Douglas A Cifu	CEO	Buy	60,000	$16.51	$990,600.00
5/23/2016	Venu Palaparthi	SVP	Buy	2,000	$17.36	$34,720.00
11/18/2015	Michael J Bingle	Director	Sell	6,075,837	$21.65	$131,541,871.05
4/21/2015	John P Abizaid	Director	Buy	5,500	$19.00	$104,500.00
4/21/2015	Lake Group L.L.C. Silver	Major Shareholder	Sell	8,333,333	$17.67	$147,249,994.11

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Date	Headline
	Broker Roundup For Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - The De Soto Edge (NASDAQ:VIRT) desotoedge.com - September 30 at 7:37 AM
	Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Latest Broker Coverage - NewsDen (NASDAQ:VIRT) newsden.net - September 28 at 7:37 AM
	CBO Congressional Budget Office : H.R. 2532, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.4-traders.com - September 27 at 7:54 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Virtu Financial, Inc. : September 27, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - September 27 at 7:54 PM
	VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:VIRT) biz.yahoo.com - September 27 at 7:54 PM
	TRADING UP: Shay Joins Nasdaq From Virtu; BTIG Adds Silver and McSweeney (NASDAQ:VIRT) marketsmedia.com - September 27 at 10:07 AM
	Dutch Speed Trader Is Taking on Citadel in U.S. ETF Market - Bloomberg (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - September 23 at 7:13 AM
	Shares Of Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) Expected To Hit $20 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.investornewswire.com - September 23 at 7:13 AM
	Nasdaq Welcomes John Shay as Head of Fixed Income and Commodities. (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.financemagnates.com - September 22 at 7:37 PM
	Nasdaq Appoints John Shay Global Head of Fixed Income and Commodities (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.globenewswire.com - September 22 at 7:37 PM
	JP Morgan Hired and to Take Stakes in InvestCloud (NASDAQ:VIRT) gazettereview.com - September 21 at 7:28 PM
	JP Morgan Hires And Takes Stake In InvestCloud (NASDAQ:VIRT) thetrustadvisor.com - September 21 at 7:28 PM
	JPMorgan Hires and Takes Stake in InvestCloud - WealthManagement.com (NASDAQ:VIRT) wealthmanagement.com - September 21 at 11:50 AM
	Firm That Never Loses Won't Touch High Yield ETFs (NASDAQ:VIRT) seekingalpha.com - September 19 at 7:28 AM
	Russia Urges U.S. to Pressure Syria Rebels on Aleppo Aid Convoys - Bloomberg (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - September 18 at 7:17 AM
	One of the Largest Electronic Traders Won’t Touch Some Bond ETFs (NASDAQ:VIRT) finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 7:41 PM
	Virtu Financial, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : VIRT-US : September 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 12:20 PM
	High Frequency Traders Elbow Their Way Into the Currency Markets ... - Bloomberg (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - September 13 at 7:27 AM
	Shares Lower Over the Past Quarter: Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 10 at 7:00 PM
	Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT) Shares Up 1.2% \| NewsDen - NewsDen (NASDAQ:VIRT) newsden.net - September 10 at 7:37 AM
	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 7:31 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Virtu Financial, Inc. : September 7, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - September 7 at 11:51 AM
	Stock Struggling for the Quarter: Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 4 at 7:31 AM
	Can Shares Of Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) Get To $20? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.investornewswire.com - September 1 at 7:57 PM
	Shares Slipping Lower Over the Past Month: Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 11:17 AM
	'Go West' Project To Accelerate Trans-Pacific Trading (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.investopedia.com - September 1 at 11:17 AM
	Chicago Stock Exchange Targets Latency Arbitrage With Delay (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - August 30 at 7:51 PM
	Traders Discuss Data Superhighway From Chicago to Japan (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - August 29 at 8:02 PM
	Shares Down for the Quarter: Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 28 at 7:26 AM
	Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) Gets 0 Recommendations To Sell - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.investornewswire.com - August 26 at 10:59 AM
	Virtu Financial, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : VIRT-US : August 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - August 26 at 10:59 AM
	Stock Heading Down Over the Last Month Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 25 at 7:40 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to Virtu Financial, Inc. : August 24, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - August 24 at 7:50 PM
	Bessemer leads $29M investment into email security provider Virtu (NASDAQ:VIRT) siliconangle.com - August 22 at 8:01 PM
	VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. Financials (NASDAQ:VIRT) finance.yahoo.com - August 20 at 7:36 PM
	Stock Tracking Lower for the Quarter: Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 20 at 11:08 AM
	Institutions Have Decreased Their Ownership of Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 19 at 7:57 PM
	Will Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) Hit $22 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.investornewswire.com - August 19 at 7:57 PM
	Shares Moving Lower Over the Past Month Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 18 at 8:21 PM
	The new Wall Street: Even big banks want help navigating markets (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - August 18 at 11:15 AM
	Crowd & Analysts Have Spoken: Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT) Stock Update - Post News (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 17 at 11:04 AM
	Citadel, Virtu Tell SEC Treasuries Plan Won’t Go Far Enough (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - August 17 at 11:04 AM
	BRIEF-Virtu Financial says files for mixed shelf of up to $500 mln (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.reuters.com - August 16 at 8:13 PM
	VIRTU FINANCIAL, INC. Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:VIRT) biz.yahoo.com - August 12 at 8:15 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Virtu Financial, Inc. : August 12, 2016 (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.capitalcube.com - August 12 at 8:15 PM
	On the new Wall Street, even big banks want help navigating markets (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.hutchnews.com - August 11 at 11:35 AM
	Virtu Never Loses (Well, Almost Never) (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.bloomberg.com - August 11 at 11:35 AM
	On the new Wall Street, even big banks need help navigating markets (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.afr.com - August 10 at 8:48 PM
	Analytical Report: J M Smucker Co (NYSE:SJM), Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ:VIRT), Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc ... - iStreetWire (NASDAQ:VIRT) istreetwire.com - August 8 at 8:20 PM
	Noteworthy Buzzers: PrivateBancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVTB) , Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) - Street Updates (NASDAQ:VIRT) www.streetupdates.com - August 8 at 8:20 PM