Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Virtu Financial (VIRT)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Virtu Financial (NYSE: VIRT):

• 10/5/2026 – Virtu Financial was upgraded by Evercore Inc to “outperform”.
• 10/5/2026 – Virtu Financial was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Virtu Financial had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler.
• 9/24/2026 – Virtu Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/26/2026 – Virtu Financial had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/26/2026 – Virtu Financial was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.

Virtu Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st were paid a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Virtu Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.95%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total transaction of $546,822.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Joseph Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 33,814 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,060,625.16. This represents a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

Virtu Financial, Inc is a global financial services company that provides liquidity and execution services to the financial markets. Through its market-making business, the company buys and sells securities across a range of asset classes, including equities, exchange-traded funds, options, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. Its activities help facilitate trading for investors and other market participants.

Virtu also provides institutional clients with technology, trading tools, analytics and workflow solutions through its execution services business.