Zacks Research Lifts Earnings Estimates for Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 31st. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.95. 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 $3.92 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Bank of America upgraded Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Virtu Financial from $48.00 to $38.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Virtu Financial in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.71.

Virtu Financial Stock Performance

Shares of VIRT stock opened at $33.21 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.60, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.58. Virtu Financial has a 52-week low of $31.55 and a 52-week high of $45.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. The company’s 50 day moving average is $34.46 and its 200 day moving average is $37.80.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIRT. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 32.5% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,905 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $683,000 after acquiring an additional 4,395 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Virtu Financial by 117.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 191,879 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,176,000 after purchasing an additional 103,714 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in Virtu Financial by 50.9% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,320,356 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $49,764,000 after purchasing an additional 445,586 shares during the last quarter. Petrus Trust Company LTA acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $274,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Virtu Financial by 1,624.1% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 942 shares in the last quarter. 45.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

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