Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC Takes $583,000 Position in Virtu Financial, Inc. $VIRT

Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 9,793 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $583,000.

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

Virtu Financial Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of Virtu Financial stock opened at $64.18 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.82. The stock has a market cap of $9.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.66, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 0.62. Virtu Financial, Inc. has a 12-month low of $31.55 and a 12-month high of $68.76.

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported $1.82 EPS for the quarter. Virtu Financial had a net margin of 13.50% and a return on equity of 49.06%. The firm had revenue of $984.69 million for the quarter. Virtu Financial has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.820-1.820 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Virtu Financial, Inc. will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Insider Transactions at Virtu Financial

In other news, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total transaction of $546,822.22. Following the sale, the director owned 30,902 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,858,137.26. The trade was a 22.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Joseph Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total value of $511,896.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 33,814 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,060,625.16. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 46.76% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Virtu Financial from $39.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Virtu Financial from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Virtu Financial from $51.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Virtu Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.80.

Virtu Financial Company Profile

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.