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. $19.48 +0.10 (+0.52%) (As of 02/2/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$19.27▼$19.8050-Day Range$19.26▼$22.6152-Week Range$18.41▼$38.63Volume1.65 million shsAverage Volume1.43 million shsMarket Capitalization$3.29 billionP/E Ratio8.12Dividend Yield4.97%Price Target$26.50 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Virtu Financial MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.29 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside36.0% Upside$26.50 Price TargetShort InterestBearish4.17% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.38Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.08Based on 15 Articles This WeekInsider TradingAcquiring Shares$90,520 Bought Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth13.24%From $2.04 to $2.31 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.3.25 out of 5 starsFinance Sector14th out of 879 stocksSecurity Brokers & Dealers Industry1st out of 24 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 36.0% from its current price of $19.48.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 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted4.17% 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 4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Virtu Financial has recently increased by 0.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVirtu Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.97%, 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 41.56% 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 2.3 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentVirtu Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Virtu Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 7 people have searched for VIRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added Virtu Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 4.2 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Virtu Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $90,520.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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 13.24% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.31 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 141.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Virtu Financial is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 186.55.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVirtu Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. 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 HeadlinesFebruary 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial (VIRT) Declines 5.8% Since Q4 Earnings MissFebruary 1, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comMorgan Stanley Cuts Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Price Target to $18.00February 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)Stocks Positioned For The YearThis breakthrough stock has bright future this decade.February 1, 2023 | reuters.comBrokerages push for compensation following NYSE glitch - Bloomberg NewsJanuary 31, 2023 | msn.comInvestors shouldn't bet against tech advances like ChatGPT, says Bob GreifeldJanuary 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. Cuts Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Price Target to $22.00January 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Trims Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) Target Price to $21.00January 26, 2023 | seekingalpha.comVirtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) Q4 2022 Earnings Call TranscriptFebruary 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)Stocks Positioned For The YearThis breakthrough stock has bright future this decade.January 26, 2023 | msn.comVirtu Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.15, revenue of $497.8M beats by $200.4MJanuary 26, 2023 | finanznachrichten.deVirtu Financial, LLC: Virtu Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 ResultsJanuary 26, 2023 | msn.comVirtu Financial Non-GAAP EPS of $0.37, revenue of $497.8MJanuary 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 ResultsJanuary 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial (VIRT) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss EstimatesJanuary 25, 2023 | msn.comEarnings Preview For Virtu FinancialJanuary 25, 2023 | msn.comVirtu Financial Q4 2022 Earnings PreviewJanuary 18, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHow Will SEC Trading Reforms Impact This High-Yielding Dividend Stock?January 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhy Is Virtu Financial's Dividend So High?January 14, 2023 | apnews.comVirtu Financial Launches Fifth AnnualWomen’s Winternship Program, 2023January 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAnalysts Just Made A Major Revision To Their Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) Revenue ForecastsJanuary 12, 2023 | wsj.comVirtu Financial Launches Fifth Annual Women's Winternship Program, 2023January 12, 2023 | msn.comWhat To Know About Citigroup's Downgrade of Virtu FinancialJanuary 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial Launches Fifth Annual Women’s Winternship Program, 2023January 12, 2023 | marketwatch.comAn Overview of Algorithmic Trading Market, Major Participants, and Prospects by 2029January 11, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comExpert Ratings for Virtu FinancialJanuary 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comVirtu Financial to Host Conference Call Announcing Fourth Quarter 2022 Results on Thursday, January 26, 2023January 10, 2023 | seekingalpha.comWhich Stocks Will Win (Or Lose) This Earnings Season?See 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 Earnings11/03/2021Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend11/30/2022Dividend Payable12/15/2022Today2/02/2023Ex-Dividend for 3/15 Dividend2/28/2023Dividend Payable3/15/2023Next 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+36.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.40 Trailing P/E Ratio8.12 Forward P/E Ratio9.55 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$265.03 million Net Margins11.21% Pretax Margin28.92% Return on Equity29.31% Return on Assets4.29% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.07 Current Ratio0.56 Quick Ratio0.56 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.36 billion Price / Sales1.39 Cash Flow$5.65 per share Price / Cash Flow3.45 Book Value$10.20 per share Price / Book1.91Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares168,920,000Free Float97,806,000Market Cap$3.29 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.01 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 CompetitorsFreedomNASDAQ:FRHCNavientNASDAQ:NAVIPiper Sandler CompaniesNYSE:PIPRPiper Jaffray CompaniesNYSE:PJCCowenNASDAQ:COWNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsJanney Montgomery Scott LLCBought 1,053 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.010%Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Bought 717 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.008%DekaBank Deutsche GirozentraleSold 3,444 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.007%Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.Bought 1,378,160 shares on 1/31/2023Ownership: 0.816%Versor Investments LPBought 33,896 shares on 1/30/2023Ownership: 0.020%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 analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Virtu Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 Wall Street research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Virtu Financial's shares. Their VIRT share price forecasts range from $18.00 to $44.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $26.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.7% 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 the year. Since then, VIRT stock has decreased by 5.0% and is now trading at $19.38. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. 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) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $354.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $321.71 million. Virtu Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.31% and a net margin of 11.21%. Virtu Financial's quarterly revenue was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. 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. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 1st will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 28th. Read our dividend analysis for VIRT. 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 4.97%. 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 41.56% 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 initial public offering 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. 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. 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.37%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (0.82%), Gratus Capital LLC (0.46%), Hahn Capital Management LLC (0.31%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.20%) and Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.18%). 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 $19.38. How much money does Virtu Financial make? Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) has a market capitalization of $3.27 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 2/2/2023 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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