Virtu Financial (VIRT) Set to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) will likely be announcing its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect Virtu Financial to post earnings of $1.52 per share and revenue of $647.02 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

Virtu Financial Price Performance

VIRT opened at $53.70 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $52.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.45. Virtu Financial has a 1 year low of $31.55 and a 1 year high of $68.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a PE ratio of 9.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.65.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on VIRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Virtu Financial from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Virtu Financial from $57.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Virtu Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Virtu Financial in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Four 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $68.25.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Joseph Grano, Jr. sold 8,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.94, for a total transaction of $511,896.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 33,814 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,060,625.16. This trade represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director John Nixon sold 9,094 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was 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. This represents a 22.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 46.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.