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Virtu Financial Inc (NYSE: VIRT) closed the day trading at $42.8 down -4.55% from the previous closing price of $44.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. VIRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $44.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.65.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VIRT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.68. 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 6599674368 and an Enterprise Value of -2790371072. As of this moment, Virtu’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.80. 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 0.9022223 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10500872 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VIRT has reached a high of $45.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.16%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VIRT traded about 962.26K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VIRT traded about 834160 shares per day. 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 84.76% stake in the company. Shares short for VIRT as of 1748563200 were 2600426 with a Short Ratio of 2.74, 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
VIRT’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.96, up from 0.96 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.021409456The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.93.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) is underway, with the input of 9.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.89, with high estimates of $1.12 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.76 and $3.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.23. EPS for the following year is $4.0, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $4.4 and $3.43.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $481.9M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $546.29M to a low estimate of $401.2M. As of the current estimate, Virtu Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $385.08MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $419.63M. There is a high estimate of $464.57M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $392M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VIRT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.91B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.6BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.91B and the low estimate is $1.72B.
