VRTS Stock Analysis: Virtus Investment | NYSE
Asset Management | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 869m USD | 12M Return: -27.1% | US92828Q1094 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 19.3M
EPS Trend: 62.6%
Qual. Beats: -2
Rev. Trend: -40.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE: VRTS) is a U.S.-based publicly traded investment manager founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The firm provides investment advisory services to both individual and institutional clients, offering separately managed equity and fixed income portfolios, mutual funds across equity, fixed income, and balanced strategies, and exposure to ETFs, real estate, and public market securities. Virtus operates a multi-manager model, combining quantitative analysis with in-house research, and benchmarks portfolio performance against the S&P 500 Index.
As a member of the Asset Management & Custody Banks sub-industry within the Financials sector, Virtus generates revenue primarily through management and performance fees tied to client assets under management (AUM). The multi-affiliate structure it employs is a recognized business model in the asset management industry, allowing the firm to distribute products through several specialized investment affiliates while leveraging shared operational and distribution infrastructure.
- AUM growth fueled by equity market gains and net inflows
- Fee compression pressures margins amid passive fund competition
- Operating margin expansion drives earnings growth
| Net Income: 119.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.84 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.00% < 20% (prev 22.89%; Δ 7.11% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.01 > 3% & CFO -45.8m > Net Income 119.1m |
| Net Debt (2.63b) to EBITDA (247.5m): 10.63 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.42 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (6.79m) vs 12m ago -2.93% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 85.49% > 18% (prev 52.65%; Δ 32.84% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 18.40% > 50% (prev 23.94%; Δ -5.53% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.21 > 6 (EBIT TTM 219.7m / Interest Expense TTM 180.8m) |
| A: 0.05 (Total Current Assets 387.4m - Total Current Liabilities 160.1m) / Total Assets 4.54b |
| B: 0.08 (Retained Earnings 360.0m / Total Assets 4.54b) |
| C: 0.05 (EBIT TTM 219.7m / Avg Total Assets 4.12b) |
| D: 0.28 (Book Value of Equity 945.3m / Total Liabilities 3.38b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.24 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.09 (Receivables 101.5m/108.6m, Revenue 757.5m/884.7m) |
| GMI: 0.62 (GM 52.65% / 85.49%) |
| AQI: 1.02 (AQ_t 0.89 / AQ_t-1 0.88) |
| SGI: 0.86 (Revenue 757.5m / 884.7m) |
| TATA: 0.04 (NI 119.1m - CFO -45.8m) / TA 4.54b) |
| Beneish M = -3.39 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 07, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 132.02 with a total of 110,500 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.58%, over one month by -16.26%, over three months by -13.44% and over the past year by -27.10%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 122.00 (which is 7.6% or 2 ATR below the current price).
Virtus Investment has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.50. Therefore, it is recommended to sell VRTS.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 145.5 | 10.2% |
P/E Trailing = 7.3866
P/E Forward = 7.657
P/S = 1.0533
P/B = 0.8968
P/EG = 0.5629
Revenue TTM = 757.5m USD
EBIT TTM = 219.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 247.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.73b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 16.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 2.92b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 94.1m
Net Debt = 2.63b USD (calculated: Debt 2.92b - CCE 285.9m)
Enterprise Value = 3.50b USD (869.3m + Debt 2.92b - CCE 285.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.21 (Ebit TTM 219.7m / Interest Expense TTM 180.8m)
EV/FCF = -77.81x (Enterprise Value 3.50b / FCF TTM -45.0m)
FCF Yield = -1.29% (FCF TTM -45.0m / Enterprise Value 3.50b)
FCF Margin = -5.94% (FCF TTM -45.0m / Revenue TTM 757.5m)
Net Margin = 15.72% (Net Income TTM 119.1m / Revenue TTM 757.5m)
Gross Margin = 85.49% ((Revenue TTM 757.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 109.9m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 67.58% (prev 70.86%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.77 (Enterprise Value 3.50b / Total Assets 4.54b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.20% (Interest Expense 180.8m / Debt 2.92b)
Taxrate = 26.62% (42.1m / 158.0m)
NOPAT = 161.2m (EBIT 219.7m * (1 - 26.62%))
Current Ratio = 2.42 (Total Current Assets 387.4m / Total Current Liabilities 160.1m)
Debt / Equity = 3.09 (Debt 2.92b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 945.3m)
Debt / EBITDA = 10.63 (Net Debt 2.63b / EBITDA 247.5m)
Debt / FCF = -58.49 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 2.63b / FCF TTM -45.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 928.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.89% (Net Income 119.1m / Total Assets 4.54b)
RoE = 12.82% (Net Income TTM 119.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 928.9m)
RoCE = 6.00% (EBIT 219.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 928.9m + L.T.Debt 2.73b))
RoIC = 3.70% (NOPAT 161.2m / Invested Capital 4.36b)
WACC = 5.80% (E(869.3m)/V(3.79b) * Re(10.02%) + D(2.92b)/V(3.79b) * Rd(6.20%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 10.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.80 | Cagr: -3.08%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -45.0m)
EPS Correlation: 62.64 | EPS CAGR: 5.40% | SUE: -3.11 | # QB: -2
Revenue Correlation: -40.83 | Revenue CAGR: -2.35% | SUE: -0.69 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=6.04 | Chg30d=-1.87% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=23.08 | Chg30d=-1.00% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=-8.3% | GrowthRev=-5.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=24.12 | Chg30d=-1.78% | Revisions=-29% | GrowthEPS=+4.5% | GrowthRev=-0.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -55% (up=1, down=7)