Entropy Technologies LP Reduces Stock Position in Virtu Financial, Inc. $VIRT

Entropy Technologies LP cut its position in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) by 38.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,645 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,501 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings in Virtu Financial were worth $820,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VIRT. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 103.8% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 760 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Virtu Financial by 480.6% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 836 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 692 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in Virtu Financial by 51.9% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 972 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 332 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Virtu Financial during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Virtu Financial by 1,624.1% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 942 shares during the last quarter. 45.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on VIRT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Virtu Financial from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 12th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Virtu Financial from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Virtu Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.50.

Virtu Financial Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of VIRT stock opened at $58.59 on Wednesday. Virtu Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $31.55 and a twelve month high of $68.02. The stock has a market cap of $9.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $57.84 and a 200 day moving average of $48.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter. Virtu Financial had a return on equity of 51.63% and a net margin of 14.17%.The business had revenue of $718.00 million for the quarter. Virtu Financial has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.820 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Virtu Financial, Inc. will post 6.26 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Virtu Financial

In related news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.06, for a total value of $1,501,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly 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 the SEC website. 46.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.