Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Virtu Financial Inc shares valued at $298,241 were sold by Nixon John on May 13 ’25. At $42.82 per share, Nixon John sold 6,965 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 33,923 shares worth approximately $1.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, John Nixon purchased 6,965 shares, netting a total of over 296,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Cifu Douglas A had sold 177,561 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $6,903,640, the Chief Executive Officer traded Virtu Financial Inc shares for $38.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 177,561 shares, worth approximately $10.12 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on May 15, 2025, Virtu Financial Inc [VIRT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $43. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of November 28, 2023, BofA Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for VIRT. Earlier on September 14, 2023, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VIRT stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VIRT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE: VIRT] rose 1.53% to $43.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $43.075, but it reached a high of $43.95 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.51%. Over the course of the year, Virtu Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 85.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $44.58 on 05/12/25 and a 52-week low of $32.00 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 43.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 44.11. The next price resistance is at 44.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.40 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Virtu Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Virtu Financial Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 65359.0 shares to 2.6 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.67 million shares. A decline of -2.51% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.79 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.79.
Which companies own the most shares of Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT)?
In terms of Virtu Financial Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 28 in the next 12 months, down nearly -35.02% from the previous closing price of $43.09. Analysts anticipate Virtu Financial Inc stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Virtu Financial Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 11, 2023, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $21.
