Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $191.49 +3.62 (+1.93%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$192.84 +1.34 (+0.70%) As of 10/3/2025 04:30 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 Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe in VRTS or CG? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Carlyle Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is VRTS or CG 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 Virtus Investment Partners13.42% 21.56% 5.27% Carlyle Group 20.22%23.60%6.41% Is VRTS or CG a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Group pays out 40.9% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has better valuation & earnings, VRTS or CG? 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 RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.72M1.46$121.75M$20.549.32Carlyle Group$5.43B4.23$1.02B$3.4218.56 Which has more risk and volatility, VRTS or CG? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VRTS or CG? Virtus Investment Partners currently has a consensus target price of $188.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $60.87, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Carlyle Group.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) 1.75Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Does the media refer more to VRTS or CG? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 13 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Carlyle Group and 3 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.87 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlyle Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 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. 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. 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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$1.29B$895.04M$12.65B$10.54BDividend Yield4.79%251.73%5.50%4.70%P/E Ratio11.337.9939.8926.71Price / Sales1.462.5030.04204.42Price / Cash5.025.0519.7431.09Price / Book1.582.182.286.57Net Income$121.75M$80.06M$1.01B$276.78M7 Day Performance0.17%1.71%0.30%1.98%1 Month Performance-1.44%24.58%0.79%9.13%1 Year Performance-8.11%-3.75%540.93%31.60% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.896 of 5 stars$191.49+1.9%$188.25-1.7%-8.1%$1.29B$884.72M11.33770CGCarlyle Group4.0256 of 5 stars$64.89+1.4%$59.93-7.6%+35.4%$23.15B$5.43B18.972,300Analyst ForecastTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.3521 of 5 stars$103.52+0.0%$101.55-1.9%-4.8%$22.73B$7.09B11.578,158Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.6826 of 5 stars$238.51-0.2%$250.40+5.0%+33.9%$6.79B$2.04B17.414,100APAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.453 of 5 stars$43.55-0.8%$43.50-0.1%+2.3%$3.54B$1.11B11.58500Positive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.6294 of 5 stars$23.32+0.2%$23.58+1.1%+19.6%$12.08B$8.48B45.7310,200Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.7896 of 5 stars$1,173.98+1.5%$1,171.93-0.2%+22.3%$179.08B$21.57B28.3821,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCNSCohen & Steers4.3298 of 5 stars$66.29-0.2%$81.67+23.2%-30.4%$3.39B$517.42M21.05390EVREvercore4.7381 of 5 stars$340.04-0.7%$296.00-13.0%+30.8%$13.22B$2.98B30.912,380Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeIVZInvesco4.5149 of 5 stars$22.99+1.2%$19.98-13.1%+35.6%$10.13B$6.07B24.728,500Analyst ForecastJHGJanus Henderson Group4.6897 of 5 stars$44.80-0.2%$44.780.0%+16.9%$7.00B$2.47B16.842,300Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Competitors T. 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