Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Is NMR or VIRT more profitable?

Virtu Financial has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Nomura's net margin of 8.06%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	8.06%	10.58%	0.65%
Virtu Financial	10.43%	32.08%	3.09%

Which has more volatility & risk, NMR or VIRT?

Nomura has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NMR or VIRT?

Virtu Financial has a consensus target price of $41.43, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Virtu Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virtu Financial is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Virtu Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is NMR or VIRT a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Nomura pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtu Financial pays out 21.8% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NMR or VIRT?

15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NMR or VIRT?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomura, 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
Nomura	$31.11B	0.67	$2.25B	$0.83	8.51
Virtu Financial	$3.38B	1.52	$276.42M	$4.40	7.64

Does the media refer more to NMR or VIRT?

In the previous week, Virtu Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Virtu Financial and 4 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.84 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Virtu Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Nomura on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.