VIRT Virtu Financial, Inc.

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 5, 2026 Processed 1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $929K total
Latest settled — T+20d
VIRT ▼ -1.72% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -1.72% · α vs SPY -6.68% · entry $50.38 → $49.51
Next anchor: T+60d in 7w
Currently $57.62 · +14.38% from $50.38 entry
Entry anchored
May 4, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-0.66%
call -0.66% · α -2.04%
$50.05
settled 6w ago
T+5d
+2.31%
call +2.31% · α +0.32%
$51.54
settled 5w ago
T+20d
-1.72%
call -1.72% · α -6.68%
$49.51
settled 11d ago
T+60d
call — · α —
in 7w

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Executive Summary

Two Virtu insiders sold a combined $929K in open-market sales within 7 days of a strong Q1 earnings beat (Normalized Adjusted EPS $2.24 vs $1.46 consensus, revenue up 30.7% YoY). The selling is modest relative to VIRT's $7.7B market cap (0.012%) and likely reflects routine portfolio diversification following the stock's post-earnings run-up, not a negative signal on fundamentals.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$929.0K
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

The insider selling is too small in dollar terms to warrant a bearish read-through. Monitor for any larger sales by C-suite executives in the next 30 days; if selling accelerates beyond 0.5% of market cap, it would merit attention. For now, the cluster is noise against a strong earnings backdrop.

Key Facts

  • Co-President & Co-COO Brett Fairclough sold 14,632 shares at $49.82 for $729K on 2026-05-08
  • Director Virginia Gambale sold 4,000 shares at $50.00 for $200K on 2026-05-05
  • Total insider selling of $929K represents just 0.012% of VIRT's $7.7B market cap
  • Sales occurred 6-9 days after VIRT reported Q1 2026 earnings that beat consensus by 53% on Normalized Adjusted EPS
  • VIRT stock has likely appreciated following the earnings beat, creating a natural window for insiders to sell

Financial Impact

Total insider selling of $929K, or 0.012% of market cap — trivial relative to company size

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could accelerate if the stock continues to rally, but current levels are immaterial
  • No risk of material negative signal from this cluster given the trivial dollar amounts

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
Analyst Consensus
62% bullish (13 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-VIRT-1778291506912
4 reports for VIRT
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

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Reports for VIRT — sortable, filterable
Type Now
Jun 9, 2026
3d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$54.61 awaiting T+20awaiting T+20$57.62 (+5.51%)
May 5, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$50.38 $49.51▼ −1.72%▼ −6.68%$57.62 (+14.38%)
Apr 29, 2026
6w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$50.73 $48.57▼ −4.26%▼ −10.31%$57.62 (+13.59%)
Apr 7, 2026
9w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$47.45 $49.55▲ +4.43%▼ −5.35%$57.62 (+21.44%)
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US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Mon (49h 43m)

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