The stock of Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) has seen a 3.82% increase in the past week, with a 4.74% gain in the past month, and a 10.90% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.99% for VIRT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.68% for VIRT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 26.84% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT) is above average at 13.10x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.55.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VIRT is 80.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.69% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of VIRT on February 19, 2025 was 882.23K shares.
VIRT) stock’s latest price update
Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.43 in comparison to its previous close of 37.73, however, the company has experienced a 3.82% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-19 that It is imperative to build a portfolio of low-beta stocks to navigate a volatile market. BJ, VIRT, TXO & FCCO are well-poised to gain.
Analysts’ Opinion of VIRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VIRT stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for VIRT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VIRT in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $20 based on the research report published on November 28, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VIRT reach a price target of $20. The rating they have provided for VIRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 14th, 2023.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to VIRT, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on April 11th of the previous year.
VIRT Trading at 5.05% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VIRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares surge +5.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.13% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VIRT rose by +4.35%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +78.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.77. In addition, Virtu Financial Inc saw 9.38% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VIRT starting from Cavoli Stephen, who sale 34,000 shares at the price of $37.41 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Cavoli Stephen now owns 157,703 shares of Virtu Financial Inc, valued at $1,272,015 using the latest closing price.
Cavoli Stephen, the EVP of Virtu Financial Inc, sale 34,000 shares at $36.88 during a trade that took place back on Feb 14 ’25, which means that Cavoli Stephen is holding 191,703 shares at $1,253,832 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VIRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Virtu Financial Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 19.78, with 1.78 for asset returns.
Based on Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.77. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.18. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
