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VRTS · Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

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$169.03 -1.17 (-0.69%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.12B
Shares
6.62M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$169.03 Open$169.64 Day$167.70–170.01 52W close$125.42–201.63 Avg vol 30d146K Short int444K · 6.7% float · 3.0d Short vol72% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 7

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 7, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +12%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +9%
      above
      RSI (14) 59
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 57%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +3%
      trailing
      6-month return +22%
      trailing
      YTD return +4%
      this year
      Relative strength +8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $156 › 200d $151 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      6.70% of float · ▲ +4.0% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 72
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +32%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +18%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-74.1M
      Valuation P/E 9.6
      below peers
      Balance sheet $214.1M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 35%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −38%
      past year
      ATR 3.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
      third quarter
      Compensation ratio (employment expense ratio) 54%
      going forward
      Other operating expenses $30M – $32M
      Effective tax rate 13% – 14%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +12% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +9% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      59 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      57% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $156 › 200d $151 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -4% holders QoQ · +30 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.2M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      6.70% of float · ▲ +4.0% MoM · 3.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $125 Now $169 · 57% Range high $202
      vs 200-day avg +12% vs 50-day avg +9%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Net debt (cash) $250.8M 6/30/2026
      Earnings (loss) per share - diluted, as adjusted non-GAAP $5.38 Three Months Ended 3/31/2026
      Operating income (loss), as adjusted non-GAAP $43.8M Three Months Ended 3/31/2026
      Ending total assets under management 159.5B Three Months Ended 12/31/2025
      Operating margin, as adjusted non-GAAP 32.4% Three Months Ended 12/31/2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VRTS
      Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
      this stock
      $1.12B +3.6% +31.9% 9.6 6.7%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $381.41B +9.7% +16.2% 28.1 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $108.04B -6.6% +9.2% 32.3 3.5%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $97.94B -4.4% 0.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      229
      % held
      89.9%
      Net QoQ
      +260.2K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      280
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      443.5K
      Days to cover
      3.0d
      Change
      +17.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      72%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      7
      Value
      $1.1K
      As of
      Jul 13, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      32.0%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$3.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $852.9M
      Net income (FY)
      $136.0M
      EPS diluted
      $19.97
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 4.9M
      Remaining
      shares 662.4K
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.5M
      Shares
      15.0K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VRTS +2.3% +2.8% +22.1% +6.1% +3.6%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.9% -1.7% +8.4% +2.2% -10.3%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $2.40 / share · ex Jul 31, 2026
      Raised 6.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $9.60 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      5.68%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 4.93M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 4.27M
      Remaining
      shares 662,388
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 883237 CUSIP 92828Q109 13F (30d) 216 filings 210 filers Visit website Investor relations