Renaissance Technologies LLC Reduces Stock Position in Virtu Financial, Inc. $VIRT

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jul 25th, 2026

Renaissance Technologies LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT – Free Report) by 6.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,928,768 shares of the company’s stock after selling 215,800 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Virtu Financial were worth $128,807,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Algebris UK Ltd. acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $22,377,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 27.5% during the 1st quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 516,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,710,000 after buying an additional 111,437 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 41.9% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,928,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,607,000 after buying an additional 569,057 shares during the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $2,489,000. Finally, Collar Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $1,798,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.06, for a total transaction of $1,501,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 42,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,126,198.38. This represents a 41.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on VIRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $44.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Virtu Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Friday, May 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $51.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Virtu Financial from $39.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Virtu Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $55.17.

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Virtu Financial Trading Up 0.1%

Virtu Financial stock opened at $59.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.27 billion, a PE ratio of 9.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.85. Virtu Financial, Inc. has a 52 week low of $31.55 and a 52 week high of $68.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $718.00 million during the quarter. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 14.17% and a return on equity of 51.63%. Virtu Financial has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.820 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Virtu Financial, Inc. will post 6.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is currently 15.89%.

Virtu Financial Profile

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Virtu Financial, Inc is a technology-driven electronic trading firm and market maker that provides liquidity and price discovery across a wide range of financial instruments. Leveraging advanced analytics, high-performance computing and proprietary algorithms, Virtu operates in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and derivative products. Its technology platform is designed to capture bid-ask spreads in real time, manage risk through automated controls and adapt to changing market conditions.

The company offers a suite of execution services and market-making solutions to institutional clients such as asset managers, banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds.