Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $200.31 +11.26 (+5.96%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$200.31 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 07:04 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VRTS vs. TROW, AMG, APAM, BEN, BLK, CNS, EVR, IVZ, JHG, and PIPRShould you be buying Virtus Investment Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Investment Partners include T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Franklin Resources (BEN), BlackRock (BLK), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Evercore (EVR), Invesco (IVZ), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), and Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Virtus Investment Partners vs. Its Competitors T. Rowe Price Group Affiliated Managers Group Artisan Partners Asset Management Franklin Resources BlackRock Cohen & Steers Evercore Invesco Janus Henderson Group Piper Sandler Companies T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is TROW or VRTS more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.72% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets T. Rowe Price Group28.72% 19.77% 15.04% Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TROW or VRTS? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group currently has a consensus target price of $101.09, suggesting a potential downside of 6.65%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $188.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.02%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Is TROW or VRTS a better dividend stock? T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% 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. T. Rowe Price Group has raised its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than T. Rowe Price Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioT. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.35$2.10B$8.9512.10Virtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.53$121.75M$20.549.75 Does the media favor TROW or VRTS? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 18 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 7 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 1.18 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment T. Rowe Price Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Virtus Investment Partners 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtus Investment Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRTS 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 VRTS 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 VRTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtus Investment PartnersInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.35B$1.08B$12.41B$9.59BDividend Yield4.68%201.92%5.52%4.09%P/E Ratio11.856.5518.5921.92Price / Sales1.531.6426.03121.31Price / Cash5.024.3621.7558.48Price / Book1.662.332.356.61Net Income$121.75M$60.39M$1.01B$265.56M7 Day Performance3.03%3.69%1.72%1.98%1 Month Performance-5.02%-4.41%1.52%1.33%1 Year Performance-4.59%16.71%542.52%21.15% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.2482 of 5 stars$200.31+6.0%$188.25-6.0%-8.9%$1.35B$884.72M11.85770High Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7612 of 5 stars$106.64-0.4%$101.09-5.2%-4.6%$23.52B$7.09B11.928,158News CoveragePositive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.3236 of 5 stars$219.19+0.2%$215.20-1.8%+26.3%$6.21B$2.04B16.004,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.8444 of 5 stars$46.08-0.7%$39.30-14.7%+9.1%$3.74B$1.11B12.25500News CoveragePositive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.0776 of 5 stars$25.06-1.1%$23.58-5.9%+24.0%$13.15B$8.48B49.1410,200Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBLKBlackRock4.8354 of 5 stars$1,136.35+0.1%$1,151.21+1.3%+30.1%$175.76B$20.41B27.4721,100Positive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.1399 of 5 stars$74.19-1.0%$82.00+10.5%-15.4%$3.82B$517.42M23.55390Positive NewsEVREvercore4.6317 of 5 stars$305.35-0.8%$284.29-6.9%+27.2%$11.88B$2.98B27.762,380IVZInvesco4.6656 of 5 stars$21.01-0.5%$18.78-10.6%+23.3%$9.42B$6.07B22.598,500Positive NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.3099 of 5 stars$42.88-0.9%$43.33+1.1%+14.4%$6.75B$2.47B16.122,300Positive NewsPIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$325.18-0.2%$312.50-3.9%N/A$5.76B$1.53B27.441,805 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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