Analyzing Bitventures (NASDAQ:BVC) & Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) and Bitventures (NASDAQ:BVC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Virtu Financial and Bitventures, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtu Financial	0	2	0	0	2.00
Bitventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitventures has a beta of -1.03, suggesting that its share price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Virtu Financial and Bitventures”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtu Financial	$3.63 billion	1.62	$468.36 million	$5.13	7.48
Bitventures	N/A	N/A	-$5.37 million	N/A	N/A

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Bitventures.

Profitability

This table compares Virtu Financial and Bitventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	12.90%	48.35%	4.24%
Bitventures	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 84.6% of Bitventures shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Virtu Financial beats Bitventures on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc., a financial services company, provides data, analytics, and connectivity products to clients worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product suite includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company’s solutions enable clients to trade on various venues across countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and other commodities. Its analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across markets. Virtu Financial, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Bitventures

BitVentures Limited a technology company, develops early-stage technology businesses. It provides client referral services to external financial product partners. The company also offers insurance products which includes life insurance products, such as individual whole life, term life, health insurance, and universal life insurance; annuity insurance products; and critical illness insurance products, including personal accident insurance products. The company was formerly known as Santech Holdings Limited and changed its name to BitVentures Limited in December 2025. BitVentures Limited was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. BitVentures Limited operates as a subsidiary of Carmel Holdings Limited.