Sei Investments Co. Has $4.52 Million Holdings in Virtu Financial, Inc. $VIRT

Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRTFree Report) by 15.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 102,873 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,144 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.07% of Virtu Financial worth $4,524,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VIRT. Lido Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $445,000. Globeflex Capital L P acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $171,000. Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $563,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Virtu Financial by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,920,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,458,000 after purchasing an additional 19,888 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank lifted its stake in Virtu Financial by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 159,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,015,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE VIRT opened at $58.54 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.45. Virtu Financial, Inc. has a 52-week low of $31.55 and a 52-week high of $68.02. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.34. The stock has a market cap of $9.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 0.60.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRTGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 13.50% and a return on equity of 49.06%. The company had revenue of $984.69 million for the quarter. Virtu Financial has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.820 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Virtu Financial, Inc. will post 6.33 EPS for the current year.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is presently 15.95%.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

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 stock was sold at an average price of $50.06, for a total value of $1,501,800.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 42,473 shares in the company, valued at $2,126,198.38. This represents a 41.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 46.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Virtu Financial from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Virtu Financial from $51.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Zacks Research lowered Virtu Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Virtu Financial from $39.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $58.80.

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About Virtu Financial

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)

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