Stock Price & Analysis

Based on the analysis of VIRT stock, considering both technical and fundamental factors, here is the concise recommendation:

Buy VIRT stock if it bounces off support levels; otherwise, consider waiting for further confirmation of an uptrend.

VIRT stock is predicted to reach $38 to $40 in 2025.
The price target is supported by Fibonacci resistance levels and strong Q4 earnings.
Analysts' positive outlook and expansion into cryptocurrencies further bolster the prediction.

The S1 support level for VIRT Stock is $34.46 ,The R1 resistant level for VIRT Stock is $36.93.

As of the end of day on 2025-03-14, the price of VIRT Stock was $34.89.

The target price for VIRT Stock according to analyst rating is 38.43, with the highest price target at 41.00 and the lowest at 33.00. Analysts have a Moderate Buy rating on VIRT Stock overall.

The market cap of VIRT is $5.3B.

Analysis and Insights

To determine if Virtu Financial (VIRT) is overvalued, we analyze its valuation metrics, recent performance, and market sentiment.

Valuation Metrics:

VIRT's current price is $35.52 as of 2025-03-11. Key valuation metrics include:

• PE Ratio (TTM): 15.14 (Q3 2024) and 12.03 (Q4 2024), indicating moderate valuation.
• EV/EBITDA: Not available, which could limit a comprehensive assessment.
• PS Ratio: Not available, making it harder to compare with peers.
• PB Ratio: Not available, which is unusual for a financial services company.

Market Performance:

VIRT has shown resilience with a +1.97% pre-market gain and +1.20% regular market gain, suggesting positive sentiment. The stock closed at $35.52, reflecting moderate buying interest.

News Sentiment:

VIRT is hosting its fifth annual Women in Data Science conference, showcasing its commitment to innovation and diversity, which is positive for its reputation but doesn't directly indicate overvaluation.

Conclusion:

While some metrics like the PE ratio appear reasonable, the lack of EV/EBITDA and PS ratio data makes it challenging to definitively label VIRT as overvalued. The stock's recent performance and operational strengths suggest it is fairly valued.

Virtu Financial, Inc. is a financial services company that leverages technology to provide execution services and data, analytics and connectivity products to its clients and deliver liquidity to the global markets. The Company's segments include Market Making and Execution Services. The Market Making segment principally consists of market making in the cash, futures, and options markets across global equities, fixed income, currencies, cryptocurrencies, and commodities. The Execution Services segment offers agency execution services and trading venues that provide trading in global equities, exchange traded funds, fixed income, currencies, and commodities to institutions, banks and broker dealers. The Company's integrated, multi-asset analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products and compliance tools. It provides a product suite, including offerings in liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology.

The price prediction for VIRT stock by 2030 is $88.15, driven by strong growth in its market-making and crypto initiatives, with a dividend yield of 2.5% adding value.

VIRT has a total of 975 employees.