Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $195.04 -3.01 (-1.52%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.83 -0.21 (-0.11%) As of 04:11 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 Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts recommend VRTS or TROW? Virtus Investment Partners currently has a consensus price target of $188.25, indicating a potential downside of 3.48%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus price target of $101.55, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.77 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VRTS or TROW? 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 RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.49$121.75M$20.549.50T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.23$2.10B$8.9511.64 Is VRTS or TROW 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 Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27% T. Rowe Price Group 28.72%19.77%15.04% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VRTS or TROW? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group 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. Is VRTS or TROW a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 56.8% 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. Does the media refer more to VRTS or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 28 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 6 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 1.14 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 21 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VRTS or TROW? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 12 of the 18 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$1.32B$1.25B$12.63B$10.24BDividend Yield4.46%201.80%5.39%4.60%P/E Ratio11.548.24244.6526.41Price / Sales1.492.2631.4986.56Price / Cash5.025.3919.2529.91Price / Book1.612.602.316.28Net Income$121.75M$67.34M$1.01B$270.38M7 Day Performance-1.08%10.73%0.66%2.70%1 Month Performance0.31%16.83%3.19%5.99%1 Year Performance-4.38%15.03%543.58%25.94% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8784 of 5 stars$195.04-1.5%$188.25-3.5%-3.0%$1.32B$884.72M11.54770Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.466 of 5 stars$108.17+0.0%$101.55-6.1%+1.0%$23.76B$7.09B12.098,158Positive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.6554 of 5 stars$231.35+0.5%$242.40+4.8%+39.3%$6.54B$2.04B16.894,100Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.132 of 5 stars$46.62+0.7%$41.90-10.1%+13.5%$3.74B$1.14B12.40500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.3509 of 5 stars$24.88-0.4%$23.58-5.2%+23.8%$12.96B$8.48B48.7810,200Positive NewsBLKBlackRock4.7094 of 5 stars$1,104.21+0.5%$1,154.07+4.5%+26.9%$170.21B$20.41B26.7021,100Trending NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.6632 of 5 stars$72.02-0.7%$81.67+13.4%-21.9%$3.70B$565.63M22.86390EVREvercore4.3713 of 5 stars$324.54+1.8%$296.00-8.8%+43.5%$12.30B$2.98B29.502,380Analyst UpgradeIVZInvesco4.7768 of 5 stars$21.98-0.1%$19.38-11.8%+40.1%$9.81B$6.07B23.638,500Positive NewsInsider TradeJHGJanus Henderson Group4.3568 of 5 stars$44.54+0.6%$44.78+0.5%+24.1%$6.91B$2.47B16.742,300Positive NewsInsider TradePIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$333.48+1.9%$312.50-6.3%N/A$5.79B$1.53B28.141,805Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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