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Virtu Financial, Inc.

$VIRT·$13B·Financial - Capital Markets·Financial Services
$57.26+0.0%YTD+73.0%1Y+61.7%
Price updated 13m ago·X counts updated 3d ago
VIVIRT
$VIRTVirtu Financial, Inc.
$57.26+0.02%17 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $VIRT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

17X posts · last 7 days
Sep 1Sep 14
Mixed sentiment⚠AI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-29 · top-engagement diverged

Virtu Financial chatter is mixed. Bulls flag rumored sale of the execution-services unit as a positive business-value arbitrage, and inclusion in top-10 established-leader scans (EXPE/RNG/SN/ABNB/GH). Bears cite the NWBO major lawsuit as blocking any sale ('no settlement, no sale') and call VIRT 'a short until they settle' with upside pointing down given risk. Directional read is contested.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $VIRT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-17

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Virtu Financial is the top-tier electronic market maker and execution-services franchise, and the fundamentals reflect the environment that market makers thrive in: elevated volumes, wide bid-offer spreads and heightened intraday volatility.

  • Q2 2026 revenue $1.19B (+19% YoY), operating margin 32%, EPS $3.27, ROIC 26%, ROE 41% — four consecutive earnings beats of +17.8%, +44.5%, +35.8% and +0.6%, with revenue growth accelerating from 8% to 19% as volatility widened spreads.
  • Stock +73% YTD, +62% over twelve months, at 69% of its 52-week range, priced at PE 7.4 and EV/EBITDA 8.3 — still cheap for a compounder producing 40%+ ROE; several insider sales including $512k by Grano on 20 August do not derail the return-on-capital story.

Next earnings 4 Nov, consensus EPS $1.51. The debate is volatility-regime durability, Execution Services growth (agency broker-dealer) versus market-making cyclicality and any capital-return commentary; the current multiple already discounts a mean reversion in spreads.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Electronic market maker providing liquidity across global equities, ETFs, fixed income, and currencies using high-frequency trading technology.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Financial - Capital Markets sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VIRT.

Financial - Capital Markets · Financial Services

Digital-asset platforms are the primary growth engine as retail tokenized-asset trading surges and stablecoin adoption gains institutional backing; traditional brokers benefit from continued equity market strength extending the IPO and advisory cycle.

What this means for $VIRT

Partial — electronic market-making across equities, ETFs, and crypto benefits from elevated volume and volatility driven by digital-asset news flow and tokenization activity.

Top industry ETF

$IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF
+0.6%YTD
+3.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
7.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
25.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
38.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
41.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
55.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 30, 2026$1.82$1.81+0.6%
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$2.24$1.65+35.8%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$1.85$1.28+44.5%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$1.05$0.89+17.8%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $1.51

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$1.2B+19.2%50.1%32.0%$3.27$21.9M
Q1 FY26$1.1B+30.7%62.4%40.7%$2.12$-31.8M
Q4 FY25$969.9M+16.3%50.9%39.5%$1.65$500.0M
Q3 FY25$824.8M+16.7%59.3%45.3%$0.86$-82.1M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 5 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.7B$2.4B – $3.0B$7.17$6.92 – $7.423
FY27$2.7B$2.3B – $3.0B$6.93$5.51 – $9.135
FY28$2.6B$2.5B – $2.6B$6.82$6.20 – $7.323

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 82.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.625-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 19Joseph J GranoDirector8.4K sh$512KSellAug 18Virginia GambaleDirector6.5K sh$401KSellAug 17John NixonDirector9.1K sh$547KSellMay 8Brett FaircloughCOO30.0K sh$1.5MSellMay 5Virginia GambaleDirector4.0K sh$200K
+ 29 other (11 exempts · 10 awards · 4 returns · 2 inkinds · 1 other · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 283
AI summary

Barbara Finigan filed an initial Form 3 as a newly appointed Director of Virtu Financial, with a Section 16 reporting obligation effective August 19, 2026. As of the reporting date, Finigan held no shares of VIRT common stock directly or indirectly. This is a routine insider registration filing required within 10 days of becoming a Section 16 reporting person. The filing establishes the baseline for future Form 4 disclosures.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Virtu Financial appointed Barbara Finigan to its Board as an independent Class I director, effective immediately on August 19, 2026. Finigan, a nominee of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, brings 35+ years of senior legal experience including serving as Chief Legal Officer at Hasbro from 2010 to 2019. Standard independent director appointment with relevant legal and governance expertise for a financial services firm.

8-KMaterial agreementJul 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) entered into Amendment No. 4 to its senior secured credit agreement on July 23, 2026, adding $500 million in incremental Term B-2 loans at SOFR+250bps (floor 0%), bringing the total Term B-2 loan balance to approximately $2,029.55 million. The loans mature June 21, 2031 and amortize at ~1% annually. The incremental $500M proceeds are for general corporate purposes. Combined with Virtu's concurrent Q2 earnings release and investor presentation for the transaction, this represents a meaningful balance sheet expansion to fund capital allocation strategies.

8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 148-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) furnished Q2 2026 financial results and simultaneously furnished an investor presentation (Exhibit 99.2) related to the potential upsizing of its term loans under its senior secured credit facility — the same $500M add-on transaction disclosed in the Amendment No. 4 8-K filed around July 23, 2026. The presentation is available at ir.virtu.com. No financial figures are in the 8-K body itself. This dual earnings/investor-day disclosure provides context for both the Q2 results and the concurrent financing.

8-KShareholder voteJun 108-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) disclosed annual meeting voting results from June 10, 2026. Three directors were elected for 3-year terms (Aaron Simons, Joseph Grano, Joanne Minieri) with 96-99% approval rates. Executive compensation was approved on an advisory basis (663.9M For vs. 8.0M Against). PricewaterhouseCoopers was ratified as auditor with 679.4M For. All proposals passed with strong majorities; no contested items.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 98-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) disclosed an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Ms. Lee (likely a senior executive), including a Special Award of 20,000 restricted shares or RSUs vesting in three equal annual installments over three years from grant date. The agreement has an initial term through June 30, 2029 with auto-renewal. On a Qualifying Termination (without cause, for good reason, disability, or term non-renewal by company), Ms. Lee receives the greater of one times her base salary or other formula-based amounts. This is a standard executive retention arrangement with moderate severance protection.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Analyzing Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)defenseworld.net·2d agoVIRT or AXP: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?zacks.com·3d ago16,800 Shares in Virtu Financial, Inc. $VIRT Bought by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Aldefenseworld.net·3d agoReviewing Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)defenseworld.net·7d agoHere's Why Virtu Financial Can Be a Smart Addition to Your Portfoliozacks.com·9d ago

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