Virtu Financial Inc’s recently made public that its EVP Cavoli Stephen unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.27 million on Feb 18 ’25. In the deal valued at $37.41 per share,34,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cavoli Stephen now holds 157,703 shares worth roughly $6.03 million.
Then, Cavoli Stephen sold 34,000 shares, generating $1,253,832 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $36.88, the EVP now owns 191,703 shares.
Before that, Fairclough Brett sold 72,967 shares. Virtu Financial Inc shares valued at $2,688,440 were divested by the Co-President & Co-COO at a price of $36.84 per share. As a result of the transaction, Fairclough Brett now holds 90,749 shares, worth roughly $3.47 million.
Morgan Stanley downgraded its Virtu Financial Inc [VIRT] rating to an Underweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late November with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Citigroup also remained covering VIRT and has increased its forecast on September 14, 2023 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on April 11, 2023. It rated VIRT as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Underweight”.
Price Performance Review of VIRT
On Monday, Virtu Financial Inc [NASDAQ:VIRT] saw its stock jump 3.24% to $38.23. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.76%. Virtu Financial Inc shares have risen nearly 7.15% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 89.73% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $41.38 was reached on 02/06/25, a 52-week low of $20.30 was recorded on 04/09/25. SMA at 50 days reached $37.03, while 200 days put it at $33.34.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VIRT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 37.81, which if violated will result in even more drops to 37.40. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 38.57. A further resistance level may holdings at 38.92. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 55.27, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.00, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 25.88%. Stochastics %K at 58.70% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Virtu Financial Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Virtu Financial Inc stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 34162.0 shares to a total of 2.77 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 2.74 million shares. There was a rise of 1.23%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
