After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
Virtu Financial Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Capital Markets industry. The current market capitalization of Virtu Financial Inc is $5.56B. A total of 1.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 939.13K shares.
Insider Activity
Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, VIRT has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Cavoli Stephen sold 34,000 shares of VIRT for 37.41 per share on Feb 18 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP now owns 157,703 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14 ’25, Cavoli Stephen sold 34,000 shares at 36.88 per share. VIRT shares that EVP owns now total 191,703.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Fairclough Brett disposed of 72,967 shares on Feb 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $36.84. This resulted in the Co-President & Co-COO holding 90,749 shares of VIRT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Stephen Cavoli bought 68,000 shares at $32.79 per share on Feb 14 ’25.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Virtu Financial Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.67%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.07. VIRT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.4% when it declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/28/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.11%. The VIRT stock dividend was $0.24 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VIRT in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $42.11 with high estimates of $56.00 and low estimates of $33.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VIRT has a high of $41.38 and a low of $18.46.
As of this writing, VIRT has an earnings estimate of $1.04 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.2 per share and a lower estimate of $0.96.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VIRT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.07B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.60B in debt and $1.41B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.76, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.86B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VIRT is Buy with a score of 3.89.
