Virtu Financial, Inc. Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $0.68 Per Share (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Virtu Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $2.42 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. StockNews.com upgraded Virtu Financial from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 19th. Citigroup upped their price target on Virtu Financial from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Virtu Financial from $25.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 22nd. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Virtu Financial from $18.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, July 1st. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Virtu Financial presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.36.

Virtu Financial Stock Performance

Shares of VIRT stock opened at $30.95 on Friday. Virtu Financial has a 52 week low of $16.02 and a 52 week high of $32.88. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $29.38 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.44. The firm has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.43.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $385.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $331.92 million. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 7.59% and a return on equity of 22.74%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 38.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.29 EPS.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, September 15th. Investors of record on Sunday, September 1st were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.10%. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is 67.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Virtu Financial news, Director Virginia Gambale sold 5,400 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.30, for a total transaction of $147,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 24,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $658,530.60. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 46.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIRT. Riverview Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in Virtu Financial by 79.9% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,680 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Virtu Financial during the second quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Virtu Financial by 55.3% in the 1st quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,193 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 781 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Virtu Financial in the 2nd quarter worth $46,000. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc operates as a financial services company in the United States, Asia Pacific, Canada, EMEA, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, capital markets, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology.