Zacks Research Predicts Virtu Financial Q3 Earnings

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE:VIRT) – Zacks Research issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Virtu Financial in a research report issued on Thursday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst Team expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter. Zacks Research 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 analysts have also issued reports on VIRT. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 9th. Evercore upgraded Virtu Financial to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $68.25.

Virtu Financial Stock Down 0.6%

VIRT stock opened at $53.34 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Virtu Financial has a fifty-two week low of $31.55 and a fifty-two week high of $68.76. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.17. The stock has a market cap of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 8.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.13, for a total transaction of $546,822.22. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,902 shares in the company, valued at $1,858,137.26. This trade represents a 22.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Joseph J. Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total value of $511,896.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 33,814 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,060,625.16. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 46.76% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Virtu Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 119.5% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 16,556 shares of the company’s stock worth $913,000 after acquiring an additional 9,015 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Family Offices LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Virtu Financial during the third quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Legacy Financial Independent Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Independent Advisors LLC now owns 11,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $614,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Virtu Financial by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $660,000 after acquiring an additional 4,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in Virtu Financial by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 4,991 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 840 shares during the period. 45.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.