Q3 EPS Forecast for Virtu Financial Raised by Analyst

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.84. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.47 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

VIRT has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective (up from $40.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Virtu Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $39.75.

Virtu Financial Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Virtu Financial stock opened at $35.19 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. Virtu Financial has a 1 year low of $29.82 and a 1 year high of $45.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $41.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.41. The stock has a market cap of $5.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.17, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 96.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Virtu Financial by 103.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Virtu Financial by 243.0% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 782 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the period. Financial Management Professionals Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the first quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 1,624.1% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 942 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Virtu Financial

In other news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 90,701 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.40, for a total transaction of $3,845,722.40. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 47.20% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 29th. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is 21.82%.

About Virtu Financial

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.