Zacks Research Expects Stronger Earnings for Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Virtu Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $4.50 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.49. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.90 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Virtu Financial from $48.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Bank of America raised Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.71.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIRT opened at $33.36 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.05. Virtu Financial has a fifty-two week low of $31.89 and a fifty-two week high of $45.77. The company has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 12th. The financial services provider reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 10.43% and a return on equity of 32.08%. The company had revenue of $274.00 million during the quarter.

Institutional Trading of Virtu Financial

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Virtu Financial by 128.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 431,145 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $15,306,000 after buying an additional 242,611 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc grew its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 609.7% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,860 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $102,000 after acquiring an additional 2,457 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 51.9% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 972 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares in the last quarter. Prana Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Virtu Financial by 323.6% in the 3rd quarter. Prana Capital Management LP now owns 80,970 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,874,000 after purchasing an additional 61,854 shares during the period. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new position in Virtu Financial in the 3rd quarter worth $3,053,000. 45.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is currently 20.78%.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT) is a leading global electronic trading firm specializing in market making, liquidity provision and trade execution services across a broad range of asset classes. Leveraging advanced quantitative models and proprietary trading technology, Virtu provides continuous bid and ask quotes in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and digital assets. The firm’s infrastructure is designed to operate at high speeds and low latencies, enabling tight spreads and efficient price discovery for its clients.

In addition to its market-making activities, Virtu offers agency execution services, algorithmic trading strategies and transaction cost analysis tools.