Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Virtu Financial Inc shares valued at $3,846,047 were purchased by Fairclough Brett on Aug 07 ’25. At $42.40 per share, Fairclough Brett acquired 90,701 shares.
Also, Douglas Cifu purchased 788,061 shares, netting a total of over 34,178,206 in proceeds.
Before that, Nixon John had sold 6,965 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $298,241, the Director traded Virtu Financial Inc shares for $42.82 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,965 shares, worth approximately $1.44 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
The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.19, but it reached a high of $42.675 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.83%. Over the course of the year, Virtu Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 52.42%.
Is Virtu Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Virtu Financial Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 2.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 2.6 million shares. A jump of 5.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.44.
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 -34.04% from the previous closing price of $42.45. 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.
