Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) vs. Abrdn (OTCMKTS:SLFPY) Financial Review

Abrdn (OTCMKTS:SLFPY) and Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Abrdn and Virtu Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abrdn	$1.75 billion	2.85	$302.86 million	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	$3.50 billion	1.49	$276.42 million	$4.62	7.38

Abrdn has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtu Financial.

Volatility and Risk

Abrdn has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Abrdn and Virtu Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abrdn	0	2	0	0	2.00
Virtu Financial	1	4	2	0	2.14

Virtu Financial has a consensus price target of $41.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.37%. Given Virtu Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Virtu Financial is more favorable than Abrdn.

Profitability

This table compares Abrdn and Virtu Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abrdn	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	10.43%	32.08%	3.09%

Dividends

Abrdn pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Virtu Financial pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Abrdn on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abrdn

abrdn plc provides asset management services in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Asia. The company offers investment solutions and funds; long-term savings and investment products to individual and corporate customers; and life insurance and savings products. It provides its products through institutional, wholesale, and retail distribution channels. It also makes real estate investments. The company was formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen plc. abrdn plc was founded in 1825 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

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. The company's product allow its clients to trade on various venues across 50 countries and in various asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, options, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and myriad other commodities. Its multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across global markets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.