Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors $33.62 +0.11 (+0.33%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIRT vs. WPC, HLI, GLXY, DOC, GLPI, REG, RGTI, JEF, AMH, and HSTShould you be buying Virtu Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtu Financial include W.P. Carey (WPC), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Regency Centers (REG), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), and Host Hotels & Resorts (HST). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Virtu Financial vs. Its Competitors W.P. Carey Houlihan Lokey Galaxy Digital Healthpeak Properties Gaming and Leisure Properties Regency Centers Rigetti Computing Jefferies Financial Group American Homes 4 Rent Host Hotels & Resorts W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) are both trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WPC or VIRT? 73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, WPC or VIRT? W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WPC or VIRT? In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 5 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for W.P. Carey and 0 mentions for Virtu Financial. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.30 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment W.P. Carey Positive Virtu Financial Neutral Do analysts prefer WPC or VIRT? W.P. Carey currently has a consensus price target of $67.22, suggesting a potential downside of 1.41%. Given W.P. Carey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than Virtu Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score W.P. Carey 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Virtu Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is WPC or VIRT more profitable? W.P. Carey has a net margin of 20.42% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 11.98%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 37.56% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets W.P. Carey20.42% 4.00% 1.91% Virtu Financial 11.98%37.56%3.44% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WPC or VIRT? W.P. Carey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtu Financial. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioW.P. Carey$1.64B9.08$460.84M$1.5244.86Virtu Financial$2.88B1.79$276.42M$4.407.64 Is WPC or VIRT a better dividend stock? W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. W.P. Carey pays out 239.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtu Financial pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. W.P. Carey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryW.P. Carey beats Virtu Financial on 12 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. 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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$5.14B$2.52B$4.92B$21.91BDividend Yield2.91%1.43%4.33%3.64%P/E Ratio7.6412.761,349.7730.11Price / Sales1.796.701,452.6865.32Price / Cash11.6611.66127.6523.91Price / Book3.471.753.594.70Net Income$276.42M$80.32M$1.22B$1.01B7 Day Performance2.41%-2.38%-0.07%-0.44%1 Month Performance-7.08%3.89%2.89%1.45%1 Year PerformanceN/A36.26%46.09%15.02% Virtu Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIRTVirtu Financial3.4858 of 5 stars$33.62+0.3%N/AN/A$5.14B$2.88B7.64990WPCW.P. Carey3.2528 of 5 stars$69.15+1.0%$67.22-2.8%+12.9%$15.15B$1.58B45.49190Positive NewsHLIHoulihan Lokey4.8252 of 5 stars$201.24-0.1%$213.83+6.3%+14.3%$14.16B$2.39B33.881,100Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGLXYGalaxy Digital1.8932 of 5 stars$36.16-1.0%$36.38+0.6%N/A$13.61BN/A0.00528Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpDOCHealthpeak Properties4.8245 of 5 stars$19.39+1.1%$21.33+10.1%-17.0%$13.46B$2.70B80.77200Positive NewsGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.7026 of 5 stars$46.87+0.6%$52.71+12.5%-12.4%$13.26B$1.53B18.1720REGRegency Centers3.9763 of 5 stars$71.68-0.3%$78.73+9.8%+1.6%$13.01B$1.45B33.50440RGTIRigetti Computing1.6166 of 5 stars$40.06+13.2%$19.71-50.8%+6,563.5%$12.99B$10.79M-52.71160Trending NewsGap UpJEFJefferies Financial Group4.9209 of 5 stars$62.37-1.1%$72.00+15.4%-17.0%$12.88B$7.03B21.437,822Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.8259 of 5 stars$32.62-0.2%$39.69+21.7%-12.6%$12.11B$1.73B29.381,730Analyst ForecastHSTHost Hotels & Resorts3.9749 of 5 stars$16.91-1.2%$17.88+5.7%-8.5%$11.63B$5.68B17.99160Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies W.P. 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