Virtu Financial (VIRT) Competitors

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) and TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) are both trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VIRT or TPG?

Virtu Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TPG. TPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtu Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtu Financial	$2.88B	2.23	$276.42M	$4.40	9.56
TPG	$3.50B	6.83	$23.48M	-$0.19	-337.92

Is VIRT or TPG a better dividend stock?

Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. TPG pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Virtu Financial pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TPG pays out -863.2% 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. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer VIRT or TPG?

In the previous week, TPG had 27 more articles in the media than Virtu Financial. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for TPG and 0 mentions for Virtu Financial. TPG's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Virtu Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that TPG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Virtu Financial	Neutral
TPG	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, VIRT or TPG?

Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VIRT or TPG?

TPG has a consensus target price of $62.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.54%. Given TPG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TPG 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)	0.00
TPG	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIRT or TPG?

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of TPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.5% of TPG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VIRT or TPG more profitable?

Virtu Financial has a net margin of 11.98% compared to TPG's net margin of 1.60%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 37.56% beat TPG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	11.98%	37.56%	3.44%
TPG	1.60%	25.79%	8.16%

Summary

TPG beats Virtu Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.