Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $183.95 +0.85 (+0.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$183.93 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 04:52 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. CG, TROW, AMG, APAM, BEN, BLK, CNS, EVR, IVZ, and JHGShould you be buying Virtus Investment Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Investment Partners include Carlyle Group (CG), 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), and Janus Henderson Group (JHG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Virtus Investment Partners vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group T. Rowe Price Group Affiliated Managers Group Artisan Partners Asset Management Franklin Resources BlackRock Cohen & Steers Evercore Invesco Janus Henderson Group Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, CG or VRTS? Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CG or VRTS? 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held 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. Is CG or VRTS more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Carlyle Group's return on equity of 23.60% beat Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Group20.22% 23.60% 6.41% Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27% Is CG or VRTS a better dividend stock? Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% 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. Carlyle Group has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend CG or VRTS? Carlyle Group currently has a consensus price target of $61.47, suggesting a potential upside of 7.57%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus price target of $190.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.56%. Given Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Group is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Which has better valuation & earnings, CG or VRTS? Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Group$5.43B3.81$1.02B$3.4216.71Virtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.40$121.75M$20.548.96 Does the media refer more to CG or VRTS? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 17 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Carlyle Group and 4 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Carlyle Group's score of 0.87 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virtus Investment Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCarlyle Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.24B$1.03B$12.47B$10.54BDividend Yield4.89%251.76%5.54%4.78%P/E Ratio10.887.9732.5427.10Price / Sales1.402.1829.86131.34Price / Cash5.025.0522.7962.13Price / Book1.521.592.236.58Net Income$121.75M$112.38M$1.02B$276.75M7 Day Performance-0.38%-0.07%0.18%0.91%1 Month Performance-3.76%-5.38%-1.61%4.18%1 Year Performance-17.75%-8.44%533.68%35.42% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners4.3116 of 5 stars$183.95+0.5%$190.50+3.6%-17.8%$1.24B$884.72M10.88770News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCGCarlyle Group4.2937 of 5 stars$58.40+4.0%$61.47+5.3%+15.3%$20.30B$5.43B17.082,300TROWT. Rowe Price Group4.6135 of 5 stars$105.36+3.9%$106.38+1.0%-7.6%$22.29B$7.09B11.778,158Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.8946 of 5 stars$237.06+2.7%$272.60+15.0%+21.3%$6.56B$2.04B17.304,100Analyst RevisionAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.3244 of 5 stars$43.46+2.5%$44.00+1.2%-4.0%$3.42B$1.11B11.56500Analyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.381 of 5 stars$22.86+0.8%$24.08+5.4%+7.6%$11.77B$8.48B44.8110,200BLKBlackRock4.9452 of 5 stars$1,156.20+2.1%$1,263.31+9.3%+15.4%$175.35B$20.41B27.9521,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CNSCohen & Steers3.4026 of 5 stars$66.74+0.9%$81.33+21.9%-35.0%$3.37B$517.42M21.19390News CoverageEarnings ReportEVREvercore4.8398 of 5 stars$315.86+4.9%$319.13+1.0%+14.6%$11.62B$2.98B28.712,380Analyst ForecastIVZInvesco4.7527 of 5 stars$23.30+3.7%$21.72-6.8%+25.5%$10.02B$6.07B25.058,500JHGJanus Henderson Group4.8707 of 5 stars$43.17+3.2%$47.00+8.9%+4.1%$6.52B$2.47B16.232,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Competitors T. 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