Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $202.53 +5.08 (+2.57%) Closing price 07/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$202.11 -0.42 (-0.21%) As of 07/10/2025 04:06 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, AMP, 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 T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), 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 T. Rowe Price Group Affiliated Managers Group Ameriprise Financial Artisan Partners Asset Management Franklin Resources BlackRock Cohen & Steers Evercore Invesco Janus Henderson Group Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Does the media favor VRTS or TROW? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 17 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 2 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.85 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive T. Rowe Price Group 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, 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 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VRTS or TROW? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is VRTS or TROW more profitable? T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% 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 28.38%20.17%15.48% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VRTS or TROW? T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtus Investment Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Investment Partners$898.60M1.56$121.75M$16.8512.02T. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.20$2.10B$8.8211.67 Is VRTS or TROW a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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 53.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 57.6% 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. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer VRTS or TROW? Virtus Investment Partners currently has a consensus target price of $172.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.83%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $94.91, suggesting a potential downside of 7.82%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 SummaryT. Rowe Price Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 11 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$1.36B$1.08B$11.95B$9.03BDividend Yield4.56%201.82%5.54%4.04%P/E Ratio11.986.7720.0720.14Price / Sales1.561.6525.3689.00Price / Cash5.024.3621.4858.41Price / Book1.682.412.295.60Net Income$121.75M$60.39M$990.08M$248.43M7 Day Performance1.72%-2.86%0.15%5.47%1 Month Performance14.68%-3.95%3.15%7.87%1 Year Performance-11.86%33.92%538.37%18.75% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.8382 of 5 stars$202.53+2.6%$172.50-14.8%-10.8%$1.36B$898.60M11.98770High Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.517 of 5 stars$96.50+0.4%$94.09-2.5%-11.3%$21.26B$7.09B10.947,870Positive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group3.979 of 5 stars$196.63-0.5%$197.80+0.6%+29.7%$5.59B$2.04B14.944,100Analyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6573 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+23.2%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.7926 of 5 stars$44.35-0.4%$37.90-14.5%+20.4%$3.58B$1.11B12.25500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.3741 of 5 stars$23.86+0.2%$20.88-12.5%+12.0%$12.54B$8.48B35.0910,200Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.5872 of 5 stars$1,050.53+0.3%$1,102.08+4.9%+35.9%$162.76B$20.41B25.5221,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCNSCohen & Steers2.7586 of 5 stars$75.39-3.5%$82.33+9.2%+5.9%$3.84B$517.42M24.64390Upcoming EarningsEVREvercore3.9853 of 5 stars$270.85+0.7%$250.57-7.5%+35.5%$10.60B$3.09B25.922,380IVZInvesco4.7974 of 5 stars$15.80+0.6%$17.42+10.2%+10.6%$7.07B$6.07B12.648,500Analyst ForecastJHGJanus Henderson Group4.3214 of 5 stars$38.88+0.4%$42.78+10.0%+18.1%$6.13B$2.54B15.432,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. 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