Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors $41.16 -0.76 (-1.81%) As of 03:52 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VIRT vs. CG, TPG, NMR, TPL, WPC, HLI, GLPI, AMH, REG, and JEFShould you be buying Virtu Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtu Financial include Carlyle Group (CG), TPG (TPG), Nomura (NMR), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), W.P. Carey (WPC), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Regency Centers (REG), and Jefferies Financial Group (JEF). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Virtu Financial vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Group TPG Nomura Texas Pacific Land W.P. Carey Houlihan Lokey Gaming and Leisure Properties American Homes 4 Rent Regency Centers Jefferies Financial Group Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) are both trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in VIRT or CG? 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Carlyle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to VIRT or CG? In the previous week, Carlyle Group had 6 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Carlyle Group and 1 mentions for Virtu Financial. Carlyle Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.36 indicating that Carlyle Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtu Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Carlyle Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, VIRT or CG? Carlyle Group has higher revenue and earnings than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial 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 RatioVirtu Financial$2.88B2.19$276.42M$4.409.35Carlyle Group$3.71B6.28$1.02B$3.4218.84 Do analysts rate VIRT or CG? Carlyle Group has a consensus target price of $59.93, indicating a potential downside of 6.99%. Given Carlyle Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Group is more favorable than Virtu Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtu Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Carlyle Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility and risk, VIRT or CG? Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Group has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VIRT or CG a better dividend stock? Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Carlyle Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Virtu Financial pays out 21.8% 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. Virtu Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is VIRT or CG more profitable? Carlyle Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 11.98%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 37.56% beat Carlyle Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtu Financial11.98% 37.56% 3.44% Carlyle Group 20.22%23.60%6.41% SummaryCarlyle Group beats Virtu Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virtu Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIRT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIRT 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 NYSE 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 VIRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtu FinancialSecurity And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.41B$2.40B$6.30B$21.39BDividend Yield2.29%1.34%4.29%3.49%P/E Ratio9.3512.921,687.2629.00Price / Sales2.192.941,371.1349.12Price / Cash14.8214.8249.0318.29Price / Book3.851.953.695.30Net Income$276.42M$80.32M$1.23B$997.87M7 Day Performance-4.88%0.21%-0.26%-0.01%1 Month Performance-4.90%3.47%2.51%6.50%1 Year PerformanceN/A32.24%25.71%11.34% Virtu Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIRTVirtu FinancialN/A$41.16-1.8%N/AN/A$6.41B$2.88B9.35990News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCGCarlyle Group4.1991 of 5 stars$64.71+3.9%$59.60-7.9%+60.9%$23.41B$3.71B18.922,300Positive NewsGap DownTPGTPG3.1599 of 5 stars$60.94+1.4%$62.57+2.7%+19.6%$23.03B$3.50B-320.741,900Trending NewsNMRNomura3.2651 of 5 stars$7.36+2.0%N/A+22.6%$21.79B$31.11B8.8627,242News CoveragePositive NewsTPLTexas Pacific Land0.9324 of 5 stars$909.26+3.3%N/A+7.6%$20.96B$742.87M45.33100Positive NewsWPCW.P. Carey3.8062 of 5 stars$66.12-0.6%$65.67-0.7%+11.8%$14.48B$1.64B43.50190Positive NewsHLIHoulihan Lokey4.7388 of 5 stars$197.35+2.8%$206.40+4.6%+27.3%$13.90B$2.39B33.221,100Positive NewsGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.7558 of 5 stars$48.15+1.6%$52.52+9.1%-7.7%$13.63B$1.57B18.6620Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.7687 of 5 stars$35.73+1.4%$41.07+14.9%-9.9%$13.26B$1.73B32.191,730Positive NewsREGRegency Centers4.4247 of 5 stars$72.35+1.6%$78.58+8.6%-0.3%$13.14B$1.45B33.81440Positive NewsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.0209 of 5 stars$62.54+5.7%$66.00+5.5%+8.2%$12.90B$7.03B23.607,822Trending NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Group Alternatives TPG Alternatives Nomura Alternatives Texas Pacific Land Alternatives W.P. 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