Q1 EPS Estimates for Virtu Financial Raised by Analyst

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.87 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.17 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.28 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.36.

Virtu Financial Stock Up 0.1 %

VIRT stock opened at $36.84 on Friday. Virtu Financial has a one year low of $16.62 and a one year high of $41.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.70 billion, a PE ratio of 12.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.46. 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $37.07 and a 200-day moving average of $33.79.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Virtu Financial

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 172.7% during the 4th 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 during the period. Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter worth $45,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.