Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is an asset management company that operates through a multi-boutique platform of affiliated investment managers. The company provides investment strategies across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternatives and multi-asset portfolios.

Its products and services include mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, variable insurance funds, separately managed accounts and institutional investment strategies. Virtus distributes its offerings through financial advisors, broker-dealers, retirement platforms and other intermediaries, while also serving institutional investors and individual clients.

The company was established as an independent public asset manager in 2008 following its separation from The Phoenix Companies, continuing the investment management business formerly associated with Phoenix Investment Partners. Virtus is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, and its affiliated managers serve clients primarily in the United States. George R. Aylward has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $130.27 to $133.91
• 50-Day Range: $125.16 to $171.28
• 52-Week Range: $121.61 to $195.00
• Volume: 50,394 shs
• Average Volume: 115,965 shs
• Market Capitalization: $885.69 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.91
• Dividend Yield: 7.33%
• Price Target: $143.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Virtus Investment Partners Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Virtus Investment Partners scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 398th out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Virtus Investment Partners has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Virtus Investment Partners is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Virtus Investment Partners has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Virtus Investment Partners are expected to grow by 8.52% in the coming year, from $27.70 to $30.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 7.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.61.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Virtus Investment Partners has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VRTS.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Virtus Investment Partners is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Virtus Investment Partners does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Virtus Investment Partners is 55.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Virtus Investment Partners will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.60% next year. This indicates that Virtus Investment Partners will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Virtus Investment Partners has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Virtus Investment Partners this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for VRTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Virtus Investment Partners to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Virtus Investment Partners insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,566,203.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.40% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.52% of the stock of Virtus Investment Partners is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/25/2025
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Record date for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRTS
• CIK: 883237
• Web: www.virtus.com
• Phone: (800) 248-7971
• Fax: 860-241-1113
• Employees: 801
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Virtus Investment Partners: $143.00
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $17.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $121.75 million
• Net Margins: 13.42%
• Pretax Margin: 22.92%
• Return on Equity: 21.56%
• Return on Assets: 5.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 11.86
• Quick Ratio: 11.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $819.58 million
• Price / Sales: 1.08
• Cash Flow: $26.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.02
• Book Value: $120.85 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,623,000
• Free Float: 6,590,000
• Market Cap: $885.69 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.35