In a filing, Virtu Financial Inc revealed its Director Nixon John unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.3 million on May 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $42.82 per share,6,965 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Nixon John now holds 33,923 shares worth roughly $1.49 million.
Then, John Nixon bought 6,965 shares, generating $296,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, Cifu Douglas A sold 177,561 shares. Virtu Financial Inc shares valued at $6,903,640 were divested by the Chief Executive Officer at a price of $38.88 per share. As a result of the transaction, Cifu Douglas A now holds 231,306 shares, worth roughly $10.17 million.
BofA Securities downgraded its Virtu Financial Inc [VIRT] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early April from “an Equal-weight” to “an Underweight”. BofA Securities began covering VIRT with “Buy” recommendation on November 28, 2023. Citigroup revised its rating on September 14, 2023. It rated VIRT as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of VIRT
On Friday, Virtu Financial Inc [NYSE:VIRT] saw its stock fall -0.20% to $43.96. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.24%. Virtu Financial Inc shares have risen nearly 99.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 23.21% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $45.12 was reached on 07/07/25, a 52-week low of $22.34 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VIRT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 43.71, which if violated will result in even more drops to 43.45. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 44.34. A further resistance level may holdings at 44.72.
How much short interest is there in Virtu Financial Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Virtu Financial Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, dropping by 65359.0 shares to a total of 2.6 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.67 million shares. There was a decline of -2.51%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
