FY2025 EPS Estimate for Virtu Financial Increased by Analyst

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Virtu Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $4.49 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $4.25. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.89 EPS.

VIRT has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $45.00 target price (up previously from $40.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Monday, August 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on Virtu Financial from $48.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Bank of America raised Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.71.

Virtu Financial Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of Virtu Financial stock opened at $35.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.69. Virtu Financial has a 1 year low of $31.89 and a 1 year high of $45.77. The company has a market capitalization of $5.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.60.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 12th. The financial services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $274.00 million during the quarter. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 32.08% and a net margin of 10.43%.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be given a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.78%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC lifted its stake in Virtu Financial by 2.7% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $520,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Virtu Financial by 26.0% in the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,670 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Virtu Financial by 92.3% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 107,761 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,108,000 after acquiring an additional 51,713 shares during the last quarter. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $733,000. Finally, Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.7% during the first quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC now owns 55,946 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,133,000 after buying an additional 934 shares during the last quarter. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Virtu Financial Company Profile

Virtu Financial, Inc operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology.