NASDAQ:VIRT Virtu Financial - VIRT Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Virtu Financial, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $17.27 +0.08 (+0.47%) (As of 03/24/2023 04:29 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$16.96▼$17.3050-Day Range$16.59▼$20.5452-Week Range$16.26▼$38.63Volume1.75 million shsAverage Volume1.42 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.88 billionP/E Ratio7.20Dividend Yield5.56%Price Target$26.50 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Virtu Financial MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.29 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside54.3% Upside$26.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.90% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.38Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.55Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth14.43%From $2.01 to $2.30 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.3.46 out of 5 starsFinance Sector39th out of 868 stocksSecurity Brokers & Dealers Industry4th out of 26 stocks 4.1 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingVirtu Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $26.50, Virtu Financial has a forecasted upside of 54.3% from its current price of $17.17.Amount of Analyst CoverageVirtu Financial has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.90% of the float of Virtu Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVirtu Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Virtu Financial has recently decreased by 18.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVirtu Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.38%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVirtu Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Virtu Financial is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Virtu Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.74% next year. This indicates that Virtu Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 3.3 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreVirtu Financial has received a 34.89% net impact score from Upright. Virtu Financial seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Taxes", "Distributing knowledge", and "Creating knowledge". The positive contribution in the "Distributing knowledge" impact category is mostly driven by its "Financial performance management software", "Data flow management software", and "Financial data services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Virtu Financial is -0.38. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentVirtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 16 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows7 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Virtu Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders42.10% 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 Institutions50.17% of the stock of Virtu Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Virtu Financial are expected to grow by 14.43% in the coming year, from $2.01 to $2.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 7.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.29.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 7.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 133.13.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVirtu Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) StockVirtu Financial, Inc. engages in the provision of market making and liquidity services. It operates through the following segments: Market Making, Execution Services and Corporate. The Market Making segment engages in the buying and selling of securities and other financial instruments. The Execution Services segment agency offers trading venues that provide transparent trading in global equities, ETFs, and fixed income to institutions, banks and broker dealers. The Corporate segment consists of investments in strategic financial services-oriented opportunities and maintains corporate overhead expenses and all other income and expenses that are not attributable to the other segments. The company was founded by Vincent J. Viola and Douglas Cifu in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.Read More Receive VIRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Virtu Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VIRT Stock News HeadlinesMarch 21, 2023 | forbes.comWriting April Calls On Virtu Financial, Buy Write Targets 97% Annualized ReturnMarch 21, 2023 | marketwatch.comAlgorithmic Trading Market Size, Trends and Forecast 2028March 24, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear MissilesCBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!March 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu and 3 Other Small-Cap Stocks to Consider Amid the DownturnMarch 16, 2023 | marketwatch.comHigh-frequency Trading Market by Product Type & End Users-2029March 16, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comStockNews.com Initiates Coverage on Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)March 14, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comShort Interest in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Decreases By 18.4%March 13, 2023 | msn.comVirtu Financial's Greifeld: There's moral hazard to thinking if something goes wrong, the government's thereMarch 24, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear MissilesCBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!March 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial Meeting with Shareholders at FIA BocaMarch 8, 2023 | marketwatch.comHigh frequency Trading Market Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2023 to 2029March 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comEris Innovations Announces Strategic Investment Round to Capitalize on New Margin TreatmentMarch 6, 2023 | marketwatch.com2023, The High-frequency Trading Market is Expected to Witness a Substantial Rise in RevenueMarch 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comMuseum of American Finance to Honor Robert Arnott, Vincent Viola, Mark Shenkman and Carol Loomis at 2023 GalaMarch 1, 2023 | nasdaq.comVirtu Financial Shares Slide 15.0% Below Minieri's Purchase PriceFebruary 20, 2023 | marketwatch.comGlobal High Frequency Trading Market 2023-A Detailed Analysis till 2029February 16, 2023 | marketwatch.comAlgorithmic Trading Market by 360 Market Updates Reports Development Expenditure and Financial Insights 2026February 15, 2023 | marketwatch.comHigh Frequency Trading Market Size, Share and Forecast 2028 with Top Countries DataFebruary 14, 2023 | marketwatch.comAlgorithmic Trading Market Size, Share 2023 : Industry Growing Rapidly with Recent Trends, Development, Revenue by 2028February 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comRFQ-hub Holdings LLC Appoints Colin Pettorsson as CEO of ConsortiumFebruary 13, 2023 | marketwatch.comHigh Frequency Trading Market Forecast (2023-2029) Top Manufacturers - Citadel Securities, Two Sigma Investments, Virtu Financial, XTX MarketsFebruary 10, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVirtu Financial: Reiterate Buy But Increased RisksFebruary 9, 2023 | forbes.comBuy Write On Virtu Financial Cashes In On End-Of-Month DividendFebruary 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu: Zig When the Market ZagsFebruary 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comMorgan Stanley Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on KKR & Co (KKR)February 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial (VIRT) Declines 5.8% Since Q4 Earnings MissFebruary 1, 2023 | reuters.comBrokerages push for compensation following NYSE glitch - Bloomberg NewsSee More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive VIRT Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Virtu Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VIRT Company Calendar Last Earnings1/26/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend2/28/2023Dividend Payable3/15/2023Today3/24/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)4/27/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Security brokers & dealers Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:VIRT CUSIPN/A CIK1592386 Webwww.virtu.com Phone(212) 418-0100Fax212-418-0123Employees973Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$26.50 High Stock Price Forecast$44.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$18.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+54.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.40 Trailing P/E Ratio7.16 Forward P/E Ratio8.55 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$265.03 million Net Margins11.21% Pretax Margin23.55% Return on Equity29.54% Return on Assets4.39% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.09 Current Ratio0.56 Quick Ratio0.56 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.36 billion Price / Sales1.21 Cash Flow$2.65 per share Price / Cash Flow6.48 Book Value$9.85 per share Price / Book1.75Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares166,830,000Free Float96,592,000Market Cap$2.87 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.17 Key ExecutivesDouglas A. CifuChief Executive Officer & DirectorBrett FaircloughCo-President & Co-Chief Operating OfficerJoseph MollusoCo-President & Co-Chief Operating OfficerSean P. GalvinChief Financial OfficerAaron SimonsChief Technology Officer & Executive VPKey CompetitorsCredit Suisse GroupNYSE:CSPiper Sandler CompaniesNYSE:PIPRNavientNASDAQ:NAVIFreedomNASDAQ:FRHCPiper Jaffray CompaniesNYSE:PJCView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsParallax Volatility Advisers L.P.Bought 5,100 shares on 2/27/2023Ownership: 0.000%Macquarie Group Ltd.Sold 20,223 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 0.037%Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.Bought 1,680 shares on 2/21/2023Ownership: 0.001%Truist Financial CorpSold 71,983 shares on 2/17/2023Ownership: 0.010%Point72 Middle East FZEBought 31,375 shares on 2/16/2023Ownership: 0.019%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions VIRT Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Virtu Financial stock right now? 7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Virtu Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" VIRT shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VIRT, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View VIRT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Virtu Financial's stock price forecast for 2023? 7 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Virtu Financial's stock. Their VIRT share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 54.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for VIRT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have VIRT shares performed in 2023? Virtu Financial's stock was trading at $20.41 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, VIRT stock has decreased by 15.8% and is now trading at $17.19. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Virtu Financial? Virtu Financial saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,840,000 shares, a decrease of 18.4% from the February 13th total of 3,480,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,290,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days. Approximately 2.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View Virtu Financial's Short Interest. When is Virtu Financial's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023. View our VIRT earnings forecast. How were Virtu Financial's earnings last quarter? Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) released its earnings results on Thursday, January, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.15. The financial services provider earned $274.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $299.94 million. Virtu Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.54% and a net margin of 11.21%. How often does Virtu Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Virtu Financial? Virtu Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.58%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 28th. Read our dividend analysis for VIRT. What ETFs hold Virtu Financial's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) stock in their portfolio include Amplify Digital & Online Trading ETF (BIDS), The Acquirers Fund (ZIG), Global SuperDividend US ETF (DIV), First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE), VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (CSB), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) and iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF (IAI). Is Virtu Financial a good dividend stock? Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.38%. VIRT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 40.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, VIRT will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.74% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for VIRT. What is Doug Cifu's approval rating as Virtu Financial's CEO? 36 employees have rated Virtu Financial Chief Executive Officer Doug Cifu on Glassdoor.com. Doug Cifu has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Virtu Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Virtu Financial investors own include Keane Group (FRAC), El Pollo Loco (LOCO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX), NVIDIA (NVDA), VEREIT (VER), Alcoa (AA), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Intel (INTC) and La Jolla Pharmaceutical (LJPC). When did Virtu Financial IPO? (VIRT) raised $297 million in an IPO on Thursday, April 16th 2015. The company issued 16,500,000 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. What is Virtu Financial's stock symbol? Virtu Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VIRT." Who are Virtu Financial's major shareholders? Virtu Financial's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include William Blair Investment Management LLC (4.86%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.56%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (2.18%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.37%), Van Berkom & Associates Inc. (1.21%) and Millennium Management LLC (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Brett Fairclough, Douglas A Cifu, Holdings (Private) Ltd Temasek, Joanne Minieri, Joseph C Grano, North Island Ventures, Llc, Private Ltd Gic, Sector Pension Investme Public and Stephen Cavoli. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Virtu Financial? Shares of VIRT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Virtu Financial's stock price today? One share of VIRT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.19. How much money does Virtu Financial make? Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion and generates $2.36 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $265.03 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.40 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Virtu Financial have? The company employs 973 workers across the globe. How can I contact Virtu Financial? Virtu Financial's mailing address is 165 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY, 10006. The official website for the company is www.virtu.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (212) 418-0100, via email at investor_relations@virtu.com, or via fax at 212-418-0123. This page (NASDAQ:VIRT) was last updated on 3/24/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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