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After finishing at $27.82 in the prior trading day, Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT) closed at $27.32, down -1.80%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. VIRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.935 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.02.
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 0.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.60.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BofA Securities on November 28, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
On September 14, 2023, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $20.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on April 11, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $21.
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 Feb 07 ’24 when Cifu Douglas A bought 50,000 shares for $16.21 per share. The transaction valued at 810,410 led to the insider holds 584,132 shares of the business.
Cifu Douglas A bought 50,000 shares of VIRT for $853,150 on Sep 13 ’23. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 442,755 shares after completing the transaction at $17.06 per share. On Sep 13 ’23, another insider, Molluso Joseph, who serves as the Co-President & Co-COO of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $17.17 each. As a result, the insider paid 257,481 and bolstered with 358,160 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 4270416640 and an Enterprise Value of -3416988672. As of this moment, Virtu’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.865.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VIRT has reached a high of $29.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 33.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.61M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1960210 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 89.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.37M. Insiders hold about 5.79% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.99% stake in the company. Shares short for VIRT as of 1721001600 were 4057137 with a Short Ratio of 2.52, compared to 1718323200 on 2098746. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4057137 and a Short% of Float of 4.8800003.
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 0.034507547The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.39.
