Virtu Financial Q1 EPS Estimate Raised by Zacks Research

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research note issued on Monday, April 14th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.88 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.87. 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.30 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.09 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.32. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 27.39%.

VIRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on Virtu Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Virtu Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $56.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.21.

Virtu Financial Trading Up 1.1 %

VIRT opened at $38.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.99 billion, a PE ratio of 13.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.71. Virtu Financial has a one year low of $20.30 and a one year high of $41.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 1.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $36.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.81.

Institutional Trading of Virtu Financial

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIRT. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 172.7% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares in the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the first quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new position in Virtu Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $45,000. 45.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

In other news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 72,967 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total transaction of $2,688,104.28. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 90,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,343,193.16. This represents a 44.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Stephen Cavoli sold 34,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.41, for a total value of $1,271,940.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 157,703 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,899,669.23. The trade was a 17.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 140,967 shares of company stock worth $5,213,964. Corporate insiders own 46.70% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.32%.

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.