NASDAQ:VRTS Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis $199.10 -1.61 (-0.80%) Closing price 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$199.22 +0.12 (+0.06%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Virtus Investment Partners Stock (NASDAQ:VRTS) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get VRTS alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$196.96▼$202.6150-Day Range$153.11▼$201.1752-Week Range$142.18▼$252.82Volume96,027 shsAverage Volume50,102 shsMarket Capitalization$1.38 billionP/E Ratio11.78Dividend Yield4.52%Price Target$172.50Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut. Read More Virtus Investment Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreVRTS MarketRank™: Virtus Investment Partners scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 296th out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.9 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingVirtus Investment Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVirtus Investment Partners has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.52% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 11.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.55.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 11.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.08.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVirtus Investment Partners has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.68% of the float of Virtus Investment Partners has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVirtus Investment Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Virtus Investment Partners has recently increased by 11.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipVirtus Investment Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVirtus Investment Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 53.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Virtus Investment Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.94% next year. This indicates that Virtus Investment Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.5 / 5Environmental Score-0.40 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.68% of the float of Virtus Investment Partners has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVirtus Investment Partners has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Virtus Investment Partners has recently increased by 11.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment1.16 News SentimentVirtus Investment Partners has a news sentiment score of 1.16. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Virtus Investment Partners this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for VRTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Virtus Investment Partners insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 6.20% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.52% 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.Read more about Virtus Investment Partners' insider trading history. Receive VRTS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Virtus Investment Partners and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VRTS Stock News HeadlinesVRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. - Seeking AlphaJune 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comLooking For Yields: Evergy, Virtus, And Exxon Mobil Are Consistent MoneymakersJune 24, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… The "experts" said Elon was finished and Tesla was headed for bankruptcy. Now they're saying the same thing, but Jeff has uncovered Tesla's next breakthrough.July 3 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Virtus Investment sees higher May-end AUM, reflecting market performance, positive flows in ETFsJune 11, 2025 | msn.comAttractive Valuation And Low Debt Make Virtus A Compelling CaseMay 16, 2025 | seekingalpha.comGator Capital Management Q1 2025 Investor LetterMay 14, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVirtus Investment sees a decrease in April AUMMay 14, 2025 | msn.comVirtus Investment Partners Reports Preliminary April 30, 2025 Assets Under ManagementMay 12, 2025 | businesswire.comSee More Headlines VRTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VRTS shares performed this year? Virtus Investment Partners' stock was trading at $220.58 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VRTS shares have decreased by 9.7% and is now trading at $199.10. How were Virtus Investment Partners' earnings last quarter? Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The closed-end fund reported $5.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.68 by $0.05. The closed-end fund had revenue of $217.93 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $201.99 million. Virtus Investment Partners had a net margin of 13.42% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.56%. Does Virtus Investment Partners have any subsidiaries? Virtus Investment Partners subsidiaries include these companies: Sustainable Growth Advisers LP, RidgeWorth Investments, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC, Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., ETF Distributors LLC, ETFis Holdings LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, and more. Who are Virtus Investment Partners' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Virtus Investment Partners include City Center Advisors LLC (0.02%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Virtus Investment Partners? Shares of VRTS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Virtus Investment Partners own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Virtus Investment Partners investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG). Company Calendar Last Earnings4/25/2025Record date for 5/14 Dividend4/30/2025Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend4/30/2025Dividend Payable5/14/2025Today7/03/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)7/25/2025Record date for 8/15 Dividend7/31/2025Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend7/31/2025Dividend Payable8/15/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Investment advice Sub-IndustryAsset Management & Custody Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:VRTS CIK883237 Webwww.virtus.com Phone(800) 248-7971Fax860-241-1113Employees770Year Founded2008Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$172.50 High Stock Price Target$211.00 Low Stock Price Target$150.00 Potential Upside/Downside-13.4%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.75 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$16.85 Trailing P/E Ratio11.78 Forward P/E Ratio7.19 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$121.75 million Net Margins13.42% Pretax Margin22.92% Return on Equity21.56% Return on Assets5.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.27 Current Ratio11.86 Quick Ratio11.86 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$898.60 million Price / Sales1.53 Cash Flow$39.66 per share Price / Cash Flow5.02 Book Value$120.85 per share Price / Book1.65Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares6,911,000Free Float6,590,000Market Cap$1.38 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.45 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? 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