Brokers Issue Forecasts for Virtu Financial Q4 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst K. Dey now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.69. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.31. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 9.61% and a return on equity of 27.39%. The company had revenue of $497.14 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $444.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Bank of America cut their target price on Virtu Financial from $56.00 to $48.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Evercore ISI lifted their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $40.00 target price (up from $38.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Virtu Financial has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.88.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VIRT opened at $43.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.46. Virtu Financial has a 12 month low of $21.55 and a 12 month high of $43.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $37.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in Virtu Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Financial Management Professionals Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Virtu Financial by 172.7% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 551 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new position in Virtu Financial during the fourth quarter worth $45,000. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Douglas A. Cifu sold 177,561 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.88, for a total transaction of $6,903,571.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 231,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,993,177.28. This represents a 43.43 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Brett Fairclough sold 72,967 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.84, for a total value of $2,688,104.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 90,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,343,193.16. This represents a 44.57 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 496,848 shares of company stock valued at $18,995,338 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 47.20% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.22%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.75%.

Virtu Financial Company Profile

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.