In the past week, VIRT stock has gone up by 0.98%, with a monthly gain of 0.39% and a quarterly surge of 4.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.19%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.62% for Virtu Financial Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.53% for VIRT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.42% 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 13.12x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for VIRT is 0.65. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for VIRT is 80.65M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.44% of that float. On April 23, 2025, VIRT’s average trading volume was 1.04M shares.
VIRT) stock’s latest price update
Virtu Financial Inc (NASDAQ: VIRT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.14 compared to its previous closing price of 38.59. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.98% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-23 that Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIRT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 23, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Andrew Smith – Head, Investor Relations Douglas Cifu – Chief Executive Officer Joseph Molluso – Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Cindy Lee – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Chris Allen – Citi Dan Fannon – Jefferies Ken Worthington – J.P. Morgan Eli Abboud – Bank of America Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by.
Analysts’ Opinion of VIRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VIRT stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for VIRT by listing it as a “Underweight.” The predicted price for VIRT in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $26 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, 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 November 28th, 2023.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to VIRT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on September 14th of the previous year.
VIRT Trading at 5.88% 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 -5.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.19%, as shares sank -0.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.42% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VIRT rose by +2.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +78.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $37.37. In addition, Virtu Financial Inc saw 9.39% 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 0.06. Equity return is now at value 21.20, with 1.75 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 2.23. 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 1.39 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 1.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
