Brokers Offer Predictions for Virtu Financial Q3 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.85 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. 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 FY2026 earnings at $3.47 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $45.00 target price (up from $40.00) on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their target price on Virtu Financial from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.75.

Virtu Financial Stock Performance

Virtu Financial stock opened at $35.13 on Thursday. Virtu Financial has a 52-week low of $29.82 and a 52-week high of $45.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 0.49 and a quick ratio of 0.49. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $41.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 0.69.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the first quarter worth $54,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Virtu Financial during the 1st quarter worth approximately $231,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 3,319.6% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 10,635 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 10,324 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 401,117 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $15,291,000 after buying an additional 9,569 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Virtu Financial by 92.3% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 107,761 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,108,000 after buying an additional 51,713 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Virtu Financial

In other news, COO Brett Fairclough sold 90,701 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $42.40, for a total transaction of $3,845,722.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 47.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Virtu Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 1st were issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 21.82%.

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.