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The price of Virtu Financial Inc (NYSE: VIRT) closed at $42.45 in the last session, down -1.03% from day before closing price of $42.89. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.76 million shares were traded. VIRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.02 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.23.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VIRT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.94 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.93 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.37.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 04 ’25 when Douglas Cifu bought 788,061 shares for $43.37 per share.
Nixon John sold 6,965 shares of VIRT for $298,241 on May 13 ’25. The Director now owns 33,923 shares after completing the transaction at $42.82 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, John Nixon, who serves as the Board Member of the company, bought 6,965 shares for $42.50 each.
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 9133669376 and an Enterprise Value of -4204534528. As of this moment, Virtu’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.99. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.606.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VIRT is 0.69, which has changed by 0.51444876 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 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 $27.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VIRT traded on average about 857.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 926750 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 84.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.71M. Insiders hold about 5.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.13% stake in the company. Shares short for VIRT as of 1752537600 were 2744652 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1748563200 on 2600426. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2744652 and a Short% of Float of 3.44.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VIRT is 0.96, which was 0.96 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02238284The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.9.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 8.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.07, with high estimates of $1.42 and low estimates of $0.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.65 and $4.57 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.91. EPS for the following year is $4.48, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.46 and $3.88.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $456.24M. It ranges from a high estimate of $536.34M to a low estimate of $413.92M. As of the current estimate, Virtu Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $388.03MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $472.37M. There is a high estimate of $542.36M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $441M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VIRT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.6BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.88B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.18B and the low estimate is $1.57B.
