Virtu Financial (VIRT) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Virtu Financial (NYSE: VIRT) in the last few weeks:

• 7/15/2026 – Virtu Financial had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $61.00 to $70.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Virtu Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 7/12/2026 – Virtu Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/10/2026 – Virtu Financial had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $39.00 to $57.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Virtu Financial had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $51.00 to $63.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/30/2026 – Virtu Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/29/2026 – Virtu Financial had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 30,000 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.06, for a total transaction of $1,501,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 42,473 shares in the company, valued at $2,126,198.38. The trade was a 41.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

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.