VRTS vs. TROW, AMG, APAM, BEN, BLK, CNS, EVR, IVZ, JHG, and PIPR
Should 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
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 26 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 4 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.08 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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 increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus target price of $188.25, indicating a potential downside of 4.93%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus target price of $101.55, indicating a potential downside of 4.04%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe T. Rowe Price Group is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.
Summary
T. Rowe Price Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VRTS) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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