A Closer Look at Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT)’s Operating Margin

Virtu Financial Inc [VIRT] stock prices are down -0.66% to $41.83 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The VIRT shares have lost -1.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE: VIRT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 15, 2025, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $43 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight on April 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $26. On November 28, 2023, BofA Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $20 on September 14, 2023. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and raised its price target to $21 on April 11, 2023. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 12, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $22.50. In a note dated October 12, 2022, Citigroup initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $26 on this stock.

The stock price of Virtu Financial Inc [VIRT] has been fluctuating between $28.65 and $45.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $28 within the next 12 months. Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE: VIRT] shares were valued at $41.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -33.06% based on the average VIRT price forecast.

Analyzing the VIRT fundamentals

The Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE:VIRT] reported sales of 2.93B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 23.89%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.61%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.42%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 1.07 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.33.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 41.16 points at the first support level, and at 40.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.10.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE:VIRT]’s Current Ratio is 0.94. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.94, while the Cash Ratio is 0.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.18, the price to book ratio is 2.52 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.50.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fairclough Brett, Co-President & Co-COO, that happened on Aug 07 ’25 when 90701.0 shares were sold. Officer, Fairclough Brett completed a deal on Aug 07 ’25 to buy 90701.0 shares. Meanwhile, Affiliate Douglas Cifu bought 0.79 million shares on Aug 04 ’25.

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