Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors $43.20 +0.57 (+1.35%) As of 03:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VIRT vs. CBOE, TPL, CG, TPG, FUTU, NMR, WPC, HLI, AMH, and GLPIShould you be buying Virtu Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtu Financial include Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Futu (FUTU), Nomura (NMR), W.P. Carey (WPC), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Virtu Financial vs. Its Competitors Cboe Global Markets Texas Pacific Land Carlyle Group TPG Futu Nomura W.P. Carey Houlihan Lokey American Homes 4 Rent Gaming and Leisure Properties Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to CBOE or VIRT? In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 13 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 8 mentions for Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Cboe Global Markets' 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 Cboe Global Markets 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virtu Financial 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CBOE or VIRT more profitable? Cboe Global Markets has a net margin of 18.64% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 10.43%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat Cboe Global Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cboe Global Markets18.64% 22.02% 10.73% Virtu Financial 10.43%32.08%3.09% Do analysts rate CBOE or VIRT? Cboe Global Markets currently has a consensus price target of $222.58, suggesting a potential downside of 7.86%. Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $39.13, suggesting a potential downside of 9.46%. Given Cboe Global Markets' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cboe Global Markets is more favorable than Virtu Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cboe Global Markets 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.92Virtu Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBOE or VIRT? 82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CBOE or VIRT a better dividend stock? Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 33.0% 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. Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CBOE or VIRT? Cboe Global Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cboe Global Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCboe Global Markets$4.09B6.18$764.90M$7.6331.66Virtu Financial$3.07B2.17$276.42M$3.4612.49 Which has more risk & volatility, CBOE or VIRT? Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCboe Global Markets beats Virtu Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtu Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIRT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VIRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtu FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.67B$7.94B$12.27B$9.45BDividend Yield2.13%4.79%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio12.5118.9719.2120.10Price / Sales2.175.2726.2188.13Price / Cash14.5421.0321.5458.29Price / Book4.462.822.325.79Net Income$276.42M$311.63M$997.25M$258.18M7 Day Performance-3.20%6.69%1.69%3.80%1 Month Performance1.89%22.08%4.96%14.59%1 Year Performance51.92%25.67%541.35%18.91% Virtu Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIRTVirtu Financial4.4972 of 5 stars$43.21+1.4%$39.13-9.5%+43.9%$6.67B$3.07B12.51990Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCBOECboe Global Markets3.0337 of 5 stars$235.96+0.4%$221.58-6.1%N/A$24.71B$4.09B32.681,540TPLTexas Pacific Land1.1266 of 5 stars$1,037.07-0.9%$917.00-11.6%+16.1%$23.84B$727.66M51.88100Positive NewsCGCarlyle Group3.7771 of 5 stars$58.97+1.1%$57.73-2.1%+28.6%$21.30B$3.47B19.992,300TPGTPG3.116 of 5 stars$55.76+0.2%$59.77+7.2%+13.9%$20.61B$2.64B-168.971,900FUTUFutu1.703 of 5 stars$146.90-2.1%$131.98-10.2%+164.2%$20.44B$1.75B24.483,343Analyst ForecastNMRNomura2.3185 of 5 stars$6.44+0.2%N/A+5.4%$19.12B$31.11B8.8227,242Upcoming EarningsGap UpWPCW.P. Carey4.5958 of 5 stars$63.50+1.1%$104.22+64.1%+7.9%$13.90B$1.60B32.73190Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHLIHoulihan Lokey4.4063 of 5 stars$194.71+2.7%$206.40+6.0%+34.4%$13.59B$2.39B33.461,100Upcoming EarningsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.614 of 5 stars$35.91+0.4%$40.90+13.9%+0.2%$13.29B$1.73B33.251,730Positive NewsGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.6224 of 5 stars$48.07+0.6%$54.17+12.7%-2.1%$13.21B$1.55B17.1120Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBOE Alternatives TPL Alternatives CG Alternatives TPG Alternatives FUTU Alternatives NMR Alternatives WPC Alternatives HLI Alternatives AMH Alternatives GLPI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VIRT) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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