Virtus Investment Partners Stock Price Target and Analyst Ratings (NASDAQ:VRTS)

Analyst Price Target for VRTS

i We calculate consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). Our consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. Our consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

^$257.75

▼ -0.87% Downside Potential

This price target is based on 4 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Virtus Investment Partners in the last 3 months. The average price target is $257.75, with a high forecast of $315.00 and a low forecast of $154.00. The average price target represents a -0.87% upside from the last price of $260.00.

Buy

The current consensus among 4 contributing investment analysts is to buy stock in Virtus Investment Partners. This Buy consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

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Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price	Details
4/15/2021	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$298.00 ➝ $295.00	Low	i
4/14/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$275.00 ➝ $298.00	Medium	i
4/8/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$275.00 ➝ $298.00	Medium	i
2/4/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$256.00 ➝ $275.00	Low	i
2/3/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Positive ➝ Overweight	$280.00 ➝ $315.00	Low	i
1/25/2021	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$270.00 ➝ $280.00	High	i
1/20/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$250.00 ➝ $256.00	Low	i
1/11/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$190.00 ➝ $250.00	Medium	i
10/27/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$167.00 ➝ $190.00	High	i
10/26/2020	Piper Sandler	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $267.00	High	i
10/26/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$180.00 ➝ $215.00	High	i
10/15/2020	Piper Sandler	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$190.00 ➝ $200.00	High	i
10/9/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$159.00 ➝ $167.00	Low	i
7/28/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$133.00 ➝ $159.00	Low	i
7/27/2020	Piper Sandler	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $185.00	Low	i
7/27/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $170.00	High	i
7/17/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$150.00	Medium	i
7/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$128.00 ➝ $133.00	Low	i
7/10/2020	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Buy	$140.00 ➝ $154.00	Low	i
7/2/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$90.00 ➝ $128.00	Medium	i
6/15/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Overweight	$105.00 ➝ $118.00	High	i
5/6/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	Low	i
5/4/2020	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$95.00 ➝ $105.00	Low	i
4/16/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$95.00	High	i
4/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$82.00 ➝ $85.00	High	i
4/8/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$105.00 ➝ $82.00	Medium	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
3/23/2020	Bank of America	Lower Price Target	Buy	$103.00 ➝ $74.00	High	i
3/13/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$132.00 ➝ $105.00	High	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
2/18/2020	Piper Sandler	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$144.00 ➝ $155.00	Low	i
2/3/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$122.00 ➝ $132.00	High	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
2/3/2020	Barclays	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$128.00 ➝ $145.00	High	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
1/23/2020	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$128.00	Low	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
12/12/2019	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$115.00 ➝ $117.00	Medium	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
12/11/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$114.00	Medium	i Rating by Jeremy Campbell at Barclays PLC
10/14/2019	Bank of America	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy		Medium	i
10/9/2019	Barclays	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$105.00	High	i
10/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$108.00 ➝ $106.00	High	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
10/8/2019	Bank of America	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$123.00 ➝ $110.00	High	i
8/5/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$118.00 ➝ $108.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
7/9/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$121.00 ➝ $118.00	Medium	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
6/6/2019	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$130.00 ➝ $118.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Carrier at Bank of America Co.
5/2/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Hold	$121.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
4/26/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Hold	$112.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
4/12/2019	Bank of America	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$119.00 ➝ $125.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Carrier at Bank of America Co.
4/9/2019	Bank of America	Set Price Target	Hold	$119.00	High	i Rating by Michael Carrier at Bank of America Co.
2/19/2019	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$90.00 ➝ $95.00	Medium	i
2/8/2019	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Hold	$92.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
1/14/2019	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Outperform	$150.00 ➝ $113.00	Medium	i Rating by Ari Ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
12/20/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$94.00	Medium	i Rating by Sumeet Mody at Sandler O'Neill
12/6/2018	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $100.00	High	i
11/14/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$147.00 ➝ $111.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
10/29/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$140.00 ➝ $115.00	Medium	i
10/29/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Buy	$150.00	Medium	i Rating by Ari Ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
10/9/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Hold	$145.00 ➝ $147.00	Medium	i
7/30/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$132.00 ➝ $140.00	Medium	i
7/30/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Buy	$174.00 ➝ $175.00	Medium	i Rating by Ari Ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
7/13/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Set Price Target	Hold	$140.00	Medium	i Rating by Andrew Disdier at Sandler O'Neill
7/12/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$137.00 ➝ $144.00	Low	i
4/30/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$130.00 ➝ $132.00	Low	i
4/23/2018	Barclays	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$140.00 ➝ $130.00	Low	i
4/11/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$131.00	Low	i Rating by Andrew Disdier at Sandler O'Neill
4/10/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$136.00 ➝ $135.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
3/15/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$142.00	Medium	i Rating by Andrew Disdier at Sandler O'Neill
2/12/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Set Price Target	Hold	$131.00	Low	i Rating by Andrew Disdier at Sandler O'Neill
2/7/2018	Morgan Stanley	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$127.00 ➝ $136.00	Low	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
2/6/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$166.00 ➝ $173.00	Low	i
2/5/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Set Price Target	Hold	$136.00	High	i Rating by Andrew Disdier at Sandler O'Neill
2/5/2018	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$133.00 ➝ $140.00	High	i
1/11/2018	Sandler O'Neill	Set Price Target	Hold	$132.00	Medium	i
1/9/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$130.00	N/A	i
10/30/2017	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$116.00 ➝ $125.00	N/A	i
10/23/2017	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$122.00 ➝ $121.00	N/A	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
10/10/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$117.00 ➝ $127.00	N/A	i Rating by Surinder Thind at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
10/10/2017	Barclays	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$113.00 ➝ $116.00	N/A	i
10/9/2017	Bank of America	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$112.00 ➝ $130.00	N/A	i
10/5/2017	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Equal Weight	$120.00 ➝ $123.00	N/A	i Rating by Michael Cyprys at Morgan Stanley
9/8/2017	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$113.00	Low	i
8/18/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$117.00	Low	i Rating by Surinder Thind at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
8/8/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$141.00 ➝ $147.00	Low	i Rating by Ari Ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
7/31/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$141.00 ➝ $147.00	High	i
7/17/2017	Morgan Stanley	Set Price Target	Hold	$114.00 ➝ $110.00	Low	i
7/10/2017	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight	$105.00 ➝ $114.00	Low	i
6/1/2017	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Equal ➝ Equal Weight	$105.00	Low	i
4/30/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Set Price Target	Hold	$110.00	Low	i Rating by Surinder Thind at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
1/31/2017	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$110.00	N/A	i
1/11/2017	Jefferies Financial Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$124.00	N/A	i
11/7/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$110.00	N/A	i Rating by ari ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
10/31/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$104.00 ➝ $119.00	N/A	i Rating by ari ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
10/11/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$87.00 ➝ $97.00	N/A	i
9/19/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Set Price Target	Buy	$104.00	N/A	i Rating by ari ghosh at Credit Suisse Group AG
8/8/2016	Jefferies Financial Group	Boost Price Target	Hold	$74.00 ➝ $87.00	N/A	i Rating by Surinder Thind at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
7/14/2016	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $91.00	N/A	i

(Data available from 4/19/2016 forward)

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Today's Range

Now: $260.00

$257.26

$264.64

50 Day Range

MA: $249.27

$234.72

$263.77

52 Week Range

Now: $260.00

$73.49

$270.00

Volume

53,300 shs

Average Volume

49,826 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.99 billion

P/E Ratio

39.22

Dividend Yield

1.26%

Beta

1.66

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Virtus Investment Partners?

The following equities research analysts have issued research reports on Virtus Investment Partners in the last year: Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, and Zacks Investment Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for VRTS.

What is the current price target for Virtus Investment Partners?

4 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Virtus Investment Partners in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $257.75, suggesting a possible downside of 0.9%. Barclays PLC has the highest price target set, predicting VRTS will reach $315.00 in the next twelve months. Bank of America Co. has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $154.00 for Virtus Investment Partners in the next year.
View the latest price targets for VRTS.

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Virtus Investment Partners?

Virtus Investment Partners currently has 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Buy." A "buy" rating indicates that analysts believe VRTS will outperform the market and that investors should add to their positions of Virtus Investment Partners.
View the latest ratings for VRTS.

What other companies compete with Virtus Investment Partners?

Other companies that are similar to Virtus Investment Partners include BlackRock, T. Rowe Price Group, The Bank of New York Mellon, Ameriprise Financial, State Street, Northern Trust, Franklin Resources, Invesco, SEI Investments, Ares Capital, Affiliated Managers Group, Cohen & Steers, Prospect Capital, Main Street Capital and Golub Capital BDC.

How do I contact Virtus Investment Partners' investor relations team?

Virtus Investment Partners' physical mailing address is ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, HARTFORD CT, 06103. The closed-end fund's listed phone number is 800-248-7971 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Virtus Investment Partners is www.virtus.com.

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