NASDAQ:VRTS - Virtus Investment Partners Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VRTS."

Virtus Investment Partners declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Friday, February 15th. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 30th. View Virtus Investment Partners' Dividend History.

Virtus Investment Partners Inc (NASDAQ:VRTS) issued its earnings results on Friday, February, 1st. The closed-end fund reported $3.06 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $3.06. The closed-end fund had revenue of $138.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $143.54 million. Virtus Investment Partners had a return on equity of 19.85% and a net margin of 13.68%. The firm's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.60 EPS. View Virtus Investment Partners' Earnings History.

Virtus Investment Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Virtus Investment Partners.

5 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Virtus Investment Partners' shares. Their predictions range from $92.00 to $115.00. On average, they expect Virtus Investment Partners' stock price to reach $102.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Virtus Investment Partners.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Virtus Investment Partners in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Virtus Investment Partners.

Media stories about VRTS stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Virtus Investment Partners earned a daily sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to Virtus Investment Partners include MAN GRP PLC/ADR (MNGPY), Legg Mason (LM), Moelis & Co (MC), Ares Management (ARES), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Focus Financial Partners (FOCS), The Carlyle Group (CG), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Brightsphere Investment Group (BSIG), PJT Partners (PJT), Victory Capital (VCTR), Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM), Pzena Investment Management (PZN) and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL).

Virtus Investment Partners' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.04%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.87%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.54%), Brown Advisory Inc. (5.52%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (2.36%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.47%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Virtus Investment Partners.

VRTS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Brown Advisory Inc., Barclays PLC, MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, Eqis Capital Management Inc. and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Virtus Investment Partners.

VRTS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, WCM Investment Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of America Corp DE and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Virtus Investment Partners.

Shares of VRTS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VRTS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.49.

Virtus Investment Partners has a market capitalization of $711.06 million and generates $552.23 million in revenue each year. The closed-end fund earns $75.52 million in net income (profit) each year or $12.26 on an earnings per share basis. Virtus Investment Partners employs 543 workers across the globe.

The official website for Virtus Investment Partners is http://www.virtus.com.

Virtus Investment Partners' mailing address is 100 PEARL STREET, HARTFORD CT, 06103. The closed-end fund can be reached via phone at 800-248-7971 or via email at [email protected]