Virtu Financial FY2026 EPS Estimate Cut by Zacks Research

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for Virtu Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.73 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.74. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s FY2027 earnings at $5.15 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.75 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $718.00 million for the quarter. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 51.63% and a net margin of 14.17%.Virtu Financial has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.820 EPS.

VIRT has been the subject of several other research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Virtu Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 12th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $39.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Friday, May 29th. Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $44.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $55.17.

Virtu Financial Trading Down 4.3%

VIRT opened at $55.78 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $57.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.48. Virtu Financial has a 12 month low of $31.55 and a 12 month high of $68.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.23, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.58.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.89%.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.06, for a total value of $1,501,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 42,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,126,198.38. The trade was a 41.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIRT. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 64.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,370,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,149,000 after acquiring an additional 926,376 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 41.9% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,928,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,607,000 after acquiring an additional 569,057 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,920,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,458,000 after acquiring an additional 19,888 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Virtu Financial by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,395,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,514,000 after purchasing an additional 14,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in Virtu Financial by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,367,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,549,000 after purchasing an additional 474,177 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc is a technology-driven electronic trading firm and market maker that provides liquidity and price discovery across a wide range of financial instruments. Leveraging advanced analytics, high-performance computing and proprietary algorithms, Virtu operates in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities and derivative products. Its technology platform is designed to capture bid-ask spreads in real time, manage risk through automated controls and adapt to changing market conditions.

The company offers a suite of execution services and market-making solutions to institutional clients such as asset managers, banks, broker-dealers and hedge funds.