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After finishing at $44.32 in the prior trading day, Virtu Financial Inc (NYSE: VIRT) closed at $43.52, down -1.81%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. VIRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.435 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.485.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VIRT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.92 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.71 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
On April 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $26.
On November 28, 2023, BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.BofA Securities initiated its Buy rating on November 28, 2023, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Nixon John sold 6,965 shares for $42.82 per share. The transaction valued at 298,241 led to the insider holds 33,923 shares of the business.
John Nixon bought 6,965 shares of VIRT for $296,000 on May 13 ’25. On Apr 28 ’25, another insider, Cifu Douglas A, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 177,561 shares for $38.88 each. As a result, the insider received 6,903,640 and left with 231,306 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VIRT now has a Market Capitalization of 6710696960 and an Enterprise Value of -2790371072. As of this moment, Virtu’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.162.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VIRT is 0.68, which has changed by 0.49628627 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VIRT has reached a high of $45.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.28%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 902.19K shares per day over the past 3-months and 878000 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 85.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 80.97M. Insiders hold about 5.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.24% stake in the company. Shares short for VIRT as of 1748563200 were 2600426 with a Short Ratio of 3.09, compared to 1745971200 on 2665785. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2600426 and a Short% of Float of 3.2199999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VIRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.96, compared to 0.96 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02166065The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.93.
