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Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) stock analysis

Capital Markets. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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VIRT
Virtu Financial, Inc. · Capital Markets
67.8Financial strength
$57.51Oct 9 close$5.1B
1Y Target$69.43Analyst consensus · 7 analysts
5Y Target$101.65Compound horizon
10Y Target$150.79Long-dated conviction
Rev+26.2%
A-
Revenue +26.2% — strong growth, well above S&P median (~7%)
P/E9.6x
A-
P/E 9.6 — cheaper than most Financial Services peers (≈25th pctile)
ROE53.6%
A
ROE 53.6% — world-class capital efficiency
P/B2.72
C+
P/B 2.72 — richly valued vs book
Yield1.7%
C+
Yield 1.7% — small income component

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 67.8 / 100
Profitability100.0
Value (P/B)33.7
Income50.8

A peer-relative read for financials on profitability (ROE), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
16% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
Capital Markets · market cap $5.1b. 16% off the 52-week high of $68.76. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $69.43 (implying +21% upside).
Moat
Net margin 17% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 54% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. Financial moat — scale of deposit base / underwriting franchise plus regulatory capital advantages. The largest players compound book value through cycles that erase smaller competitors.
Risk
D/E 4.15 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Horizon
1-3 yr $69.43 (7-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $101.65 at ~12% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $150.79 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.

Not enough history yet — the model records VIRT's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

VIRT at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · BANKPROFITABILITY100VALUE34COVERED INCOME5167.8/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+74%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$57.5LOW $31.6HIGH $68.8Trading at the 70th percentile of its 52-week range ($31.6–$68.8).

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+2.9%
90-day change+14.5%
Forward EPS estimate$7.13

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect VIRT to earn is materially higher (+14.5%). The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
34
Position size
$1,955
3.9% of portfolio
Stop price
$43.13
25% below $57.51
$ at risk if stopped
$488.83
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT): score, valuation & FAQ

Virtu Financial, Inc. (VIRT) is a Capital Markets company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are ROE (A), Rev (A-) and P/E (A-).

Is VIRT a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades VIRT on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by ROE (A), Rev (A-) and P/E (A-). A score is a quantitative screen of Virtu Financial, Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade VIRT?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, VIRT isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on ROE (A), Rev (A-) and P/E (A-).

Is VIRT overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for VIRT, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. VIRT is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in VIRT?

D/E 4.15 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.

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