Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $204.82 +2.80 (+1.38%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$204.86 +0.04 (+0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 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, 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 T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TROW or VRTS? 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is TROW or VRTS a better dividend stock? T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 53.4% 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. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus target price of $95.82, indicating a potential downside of 5.57%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $172.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.78%. Given T. Rowe Price Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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 T. Rowe Price Group 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Which has more volatility & risk, TROW or VRTS? T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TROW or VRTS? In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 15 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 6 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.68 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment T. Rowe Price Group 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Virtus Investment Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, TROW or VRTS? 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 RatioT. Rowe Price Group$7.09B3.15$2.10B$8.8211.50Virtus Investment Partners$898.60M1.58$121.75M$16.8512.16 Is TROW or VRTS 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 T. Rowe Price Group28.38% 20.17% 15.48% Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27% 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$1.42B$1.08B$12.07B$9.11BDividend Yield4.56%201.82%5.53%4.01%P/E Ratio12.126.7220.0420.25Price / Sales1.581.6425.5199.65Price / Cash5.024.3621.6458.16Price / Book1.692.412.285.49Net Income$121.75M$60.39M$992.82M$250.27M7 Day Performance2.87%-3.26%-0.23%4.80%1 Month Performance15.50%-3.62%2.76%7.68%1 Year Performance-11.31%33.55%536.06%16.36% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6626 of 5 stars$204.82+1.4%$172.50-15.8%-10.9%$1.42B$898.60M12.12770News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.7904 of 5 stars$96.50+0.4%$94.09-2.5%-13.4%$21.26B$7.09B10.947,870Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.2855 of 5 stars$196.63-0.5%$197.80+0.6%+24.2%$5.59B$2.04B14.944,100News CoverageAnalyst RevisionAMPAmeriprise Financial4.3539 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+21.9%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.9548 of 5 stars$44.35-0.4%$37.90-14.5%+13.8%$3.58B$1.11B12.25500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources4.1695 of 5 stars$23.86+0.2%$20.88-12.5%+7.8%$12.54B$8.48B35.0910,200Analyst ForecastBLKBlackRock4.4827 of 5 stars$1,050.53+0.3%$1,102.08+4.9%+33.6%$162.76B$20.41B25.5221,100Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCNSCohen & Steers2.5908 of 5 stars$75.39-3.5%$82.33+9.2%+1.7%$3.84B$517.42M24.64390Upcoming EarningsEVREvercore3.9282 of 5 stars$270.85+0.7%$250.57-7.5%+29.6%$10.60B$3.09B25.922,380Analyst ForecastIVZInvesco4.7479 of 5 stars$15.80+0.6%$17.42+10.2%+9.1%$7.07B$6.07B12.648,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastJHGJanus Henderson Group3.9441 of 5 stars$38.88+0.4%$42.78+10.0%+17.2%$6.13B$2.54B15.432,300Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T. Rowe Price Group Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Ameriprise Financial Competitors Artisan Partners Asset Management Competitors Franklin Resources Competitors BlackRock Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Evercore Competitors Invesco Competitors Janus Henderson Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRTS) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. A mistake I feel very foolish about. 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