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VRTSVirtus Investment Partners, IncSell4.7·$167.09-0.59%

Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

MISS-9.0% vs estimateEPS $5.54 vs $6.09 estVerdict HoldSell

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$5.54
Estimate
$6.09
Surprise
-9.0%
Score at report (before → after)
5.55.7/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) missed the $6.09 estimate with diluted EPS of $5.54 — a clear 9.0% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (5.5/10) to Sell at 5.7/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.

Current read · as of 2026-08-23

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates VRTS Sell at 4.7/10.

0 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -9.0% surprise compares with a -5.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-30.

What supports the rating

  • Attractive valuation
  • Margin of safety: 36%

What argues against it

  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Consecutive earnings misses (3)
  • Weak overall score: 4.7/10

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$167.09
Price target
$192.15
Stop
$159.61
Upside to target
+15.0%

The stock trades at 9.6× trailing but 6.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-08-23 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Financial Services context

VRTS at TrendMatrix's latest read

For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.

Industry
Asset Management
Market cap
$1.12B
P/E (fwd)
6.8
P/E (ttm)
9.6
52-week range
$121.61$203.61
Off 52-week high
17.9%
RSI (14)
45
Volume vs avg
0.54×
Score today
4.7/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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