Virtu Financial Q2 EPS Estimate Boosted by Zacks Research

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Virtu Financial in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.79 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.78. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.31. The company had revenue of $497.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $444.23 million. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 10.43% and a return on equity of 32.08%. Virtu Financial’s quarterly revenue was up 30.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on VIRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Virtu Financial from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen cut Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $43.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Virtu Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.25.

Virtu Financial Stock Up 1.6%

NASDAQ VIRT opened at $42.61 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.11. Virtu Financial has a one year low of $21.59 and a one year high of $44.58. The firm has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.25%. Virtu Financial’s payout ratio is presently 27.75%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Douglas A. Cifu sold 178,320 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.57, for a total transaction of $6,877,802.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 408,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,770,000.19. The trade was a 30.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director John Nixon sold 6,965 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.82, for a total transaction of $298,241.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 33,923 shares in the company, valued at $1,452,582.86. This represents a 17.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 362,846 shares of company stock valued at $14,079,615. 46.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VIRT. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 391,548 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $13,970,000 after acquiring an additional 5,371 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $954,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Virtu Financial in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,196,000. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial in the first quarter worth $218,000. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.