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Investors looking for stocks in the Financial - Miscellaneous Services sector might want to consider either Virtu Financial (VIRT) or American Express (AXP). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
State of Alaska Department of Revenue lessened its holdings in Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT) by 42.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,926 shares of the company's stock after selling 21,952 shares during the quarter.
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Virtu Financial is upgraded to a buy, driven by resilient trading income, market outperformance, and durable top-line growth. VIRT's robust ROCE, innovative tech platform, and strong peer positioning support its competitive edge despite a BB- Fitch rating and elevated D/E ratio. Double-digit EPS growth is forecasted, with consensus upward revisions and a low but safe sub-2% dividend yield, making VIRT a modest growth idea.
VIRT, E and GTN made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on October 8th, 2026.
VIRT, SMCI, SM, E and INSW have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on October 8th, 2026.