Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Virtus Investment Partners is an asset management company that offers investment products and services to individual investors, financial advisers, and institutions. It uses a multi-manager approach, bringing together specialized investment managers with distinct strategies and areas of expertise.

Its offerings include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, separately managed accounts, and alternative investment strategies. The company distributes these products primarily through financial intermediaries and also works with institutional clients.

Virtus became an independent publicly traded company in 2009 through a spin-off from The Phoenix Companies; its predecessor investment management business operated as Phoenix Investment Partners. The firm is based in the United States and serves clients through its investment managers and distribution relationships.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $121.18 to $124.84
• 50-Day Range: $118.05 to $159.18
• 52-Week Range: $116.71 to $175.66
• Volume: 94,383 shs
• Average Volume: 120,869 shs
• Market Capitalization: $804.07 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.25
• Dividend Yield: 8.00%
• Price Target: $133.75
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Virtus Investment Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virtus Investment Partners scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 410th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Virtus Investment Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Virtus Investment Partners is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virtus Investment Partners has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Virtus Investment Partners are expected to grow by 8.52% in the coming year, from $27.70 to $30.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Virtus Investment Partners has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VRTS.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Virtus Investment Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Virtus Investment Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 60.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Virtus Investment Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.60% next year. This indicates that Virtus Investment Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Virtus Investment Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Virtus Investment Partners this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for VRTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Virtus Investment Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $60,287.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.40% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.52% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRTS
• CIK: 883237
• Web: www.virtus.com
• Phone: (800) 248-7971
• Fax: 860-241-1113
• Employees: 801
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virtus Investment Partners: $133.75
• High Price Target: $162.00
• Low Price Target: $117.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.1%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $16.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.25
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $121.75 million
• Net Margins: 13.42%
• Pretax Margin: 22.92%
• Return on Equity: 21.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 11.86
• Quick Ratio: 11.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $800.54 million
• Price / Sales: 1.00
• Cash Flow: $24.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $120.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,560,000
• Free Float: 6,590,000
• Market Cap: $804.07 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.44