Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TPL or VIRT?

59.9% of Texas Pacific Land shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Texas Pacific Land shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TPL or VIRT?

In the previous week, Texas Pacific Land had 12 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Texas Pacific Land and 9 mentions for Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Texas Pacific Land's score of 0.97 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Texas Pacific Land	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Virtu Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TPL or VIRT more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land has a net margin of 63.24% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 10.43%. Texas Pacific Land's return on equity of 40.04% beat Virtu Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Texas Pacific Land	63.24%	40.04%	36.15%
Virtu Financial	10.43%	32.08%	3.09%

Which has more risk and volatility, TPL or VIRT?

Texas Pacific Land has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TPL or VIRT?

Texas Pacific Land has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Pacific Land, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Texas Pacific Land	$705.82M	35.00	$453.96M	$19.99	53.76
Virtu Financial	$3.07B	2.23	$276.42M	$3.46	12.85

Do analysts recommend TPL or VIRT?

Texas Pacific Land presently has a consensus price target of $917.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.66%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $37.25, suggesting a potential downside of 16.25%. Given Texas Pacific Land's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Texas Pacific Land is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Texas Pacific Land	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Virtu Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is TPL or VIRT a better dividend stock?

Texas Pacific Land pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Texas Pacific Land pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtu Financial pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Texas Pacific Land has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Texas Pacific Land beats Virtu Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.