Virtu Financial FY2026 EPS Forecast Lifted by Zacks Research

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Virtu Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, April 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will earn $4.13 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $4.12. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.73. The firm had revenue of $969.89 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $513.51 million. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 48.35% and a net margin of 12.90%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share.

VIRT has been the subject of several other reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Virtu Financial from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $61.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Virtu Financial from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Virtu Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Virtu Financial from $36.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.43.

Virtu Financial Stock Performance

Virtu Financial stock opened at $50.77 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.90, a PEG ratio of 4.14 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $41.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.17. Virtu Financial has a 52 week low of $31.55 and a 52 week high of $50.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,999,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,987,000 after buying an additional 142,890 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 64.2% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,370,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,149,000 after buying an additional 926,376 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,900,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,338,000 after buying an additional 115,612 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,514,000 after purchasing an additional 14,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,367,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,549,000 after purchasing an additional 474,177 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Virtu Financial

In other news, COO Joseph Molluso sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.88, for a total value of $7,776,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 326,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,697,624.80. This trade represents a 37.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stephen Cavoli sold 28,370 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.94, for a total value of $1,104,727.80. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 116,191 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,524,477.54. This trade represents a 19.62% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 270,000 shares of company stock valued at $10,458,644. Insiders own 46.70% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 18.71%.

About Virtu Financial

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.