VIRT
Virtu FinancialBNYSE / Financial Services
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
The bull case is that Virtu kept converting a favorable trading regime into very strong profitability: Q1 revenue, adjusted net trading income, adjusted EBITDA, and normalized adjusted EPS all rose sharply year over year, and secondary post-print coverage says the quarter beat estimates while consensus estimates were revised higher afterward. If volatility and spreads stay constructive, the company can keep generating elevated cash flow and support the dividend.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -6.2.
What can break
Earnings power is highly sensitive to trading volumes, realized volatility, order-flow attractiveness, bid/ask spreads, and retail participation; if those conditions normalize, trading income can reset quickly. [#10-K-2026-02-20]
Momentum
87
Value
54
Sentiment
43
Setup hits (3d)
— · Net —
AI TargetsBase $47.00 · Bull $59.00 · Bear $38.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net —
Target $65.29
Why
Momentum87 · Δ7d -6.2
Value54 · Δ7d +2.1
Sentiment43 · Δ7d +10.4
So what
Strength-led posture. Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
87
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.2
Δ21d
-0.5
Value
54
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+2.1
Δ21d
-3.8
Sentiment
43
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+10.4
Δ21d
+5.1
Why this grade
Composite grade B. Momentum 87.4 / Value 53.9 / Sentiment 43.0
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$8.64B
Beta
0.60
Shares Out
87.02M
P/E (TTM)
7.3
P/S (TTM)
1.48
P/FCF (TTM)
20.51
Rev YoY
+42.7%
EPS YoY
+83.9%
Gross Margin
+51.2%
Op Margin
+27.3%
Net Debt
$2.61B
Current Ratio
0.96
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology

