Analysts Offer Predictions for Virtu Financial Q3 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Virtu Financial in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Virtu Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.46 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Virtu Financial’s FY2026 earnings at $6.31 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.56 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.99 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $1.45 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $5.75 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on VIRT. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 9th. Evercore raised shares of Virtu Financial to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Virtu Financial presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $68.25.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VIRT opened at $53.70 on Monday. Virtu Financial has a 52 week low of $31.55 and a 52 week high of $68.76. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $52.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.65.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIRT. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Virtu Financial by 41.9% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,928,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,607,000 after purchasing an additional 569,057 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 115.4% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 672,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,572,000 after buying an additional 360,288 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of Virtu Financial by 39.8% in the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 782,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,591,000 after buying an additional 222,859 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC boosted its position in Virtu Financial by 27.5% during the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 516,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,710,000 after acquiring an additional 111,437 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SummitTX Capital L.P. boosted its position in Virtu Financial by 442.6% during the first quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. now owns 136,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,996,000 after acquiring an additional 111,208 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.78% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Virtu Financial news, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of Virtu Financial stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total value of $546,822.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,902 shares of the company’s stock, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Joseph J. Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the firm’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 sale, the director owned 33,814 shares in the company, valued at $2,060,625.16. This trade represents a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc is a global financial services company that provides liquidity, trading, and technology solutions to the financial markets. Through its market-making business, Virtu facilitates trading in a broad range of products, including equities, exchange-traded funds, options, fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, and certain digital assets.

The company also operates an execution services business that provides trading and workflow technology to institutional investors, asset managers, broker-dealers, and other financial institutions.