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 $3,846,049 were sold by Fairclough Brett on Aug 07 ’25. At $42.40 per share, Fairclough Brett sold 90,701 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fairclough Brett purchased 90,701 shares, netting a total of over 3,846,047 in proceeds.
Before that, Douglas Cifu had added 788,061 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $34,178,206, the Affiliate bought Virtu Financial Inc shares for $43.37 each.
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 0.63% to $35.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.04, but it reached a high of $35.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.20%. Over the course of the year, Virtu Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.86%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.77 on 07/18/25 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 34.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 34.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 35.55. The next price resistance is at 35.85. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 24.91 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Virtu Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Virtu Financial Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 2.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.56 million shares. A jump of 8.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.14.
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 -20.05% from the previous closing price of $35.02. 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.
