Zacks Research Weighs in on Virtu Financial Q4 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) – Zacks Research upped their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.31 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.26. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $1.37 EPS and Q3 2028 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on VIRT. Evercore raised Virtu Financial to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 8th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $68.25.

Virtu Financial Stock Down 2.4%

NYSE VIRT opened at $54.12 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $59.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.45. Virtu Financial has a fifty-two week low of $31.55 and a fifty-two week high of $68.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.40 billion, a PE ratio of 9.29, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.65.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.01. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 13.50% and a return on equity of 49.06%. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $687.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Virtu Financial

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Virtu Financial in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the third quarter valued at $66,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the third quarter worth $69,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 172.7% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,688 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,069 shares during the period. Finally, C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the second quarter worth $88,000. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Virtu Financial

In other news, Director Joseph J. Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total value of $511,896.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 33,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,060,625.16. This represents a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total transaction of $546,822.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,858,137.26. This trade represents a 22.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 46.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Virtu Financial Company Profile

Virtu Financial, Inc is a global financial services company that provides liquidity, trading, and technology solutions to the financial markets. Through its market-making business, Virtu facilitates trading in a broad range of products, including equities, exchange-traded funds, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and certain digital assets.

The company also operates an execution services business that provides trading and workflow technology to institutional investors, asset managers, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions.