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Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest, by MORRIS W HOWARD, was filed 16 Mar 2026.
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Finance & Banking sector and is based in Hartford, United States. It was founded in 1995. The last twelve months, up to 22 October 2026, brought 33 filings signed by 13 insiders.
Open-market activity splits into 3 purchases totalling €454k and 13 sales totalling €3.0M; 1 insider sit on the buying side and 3 insiders on the selling side. Netting one side against the other leaves €2.6M of net selling. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €663k from Angerthal Michael A, disclosed on 4 August 2026, or 0.088% of market capitalisation. The buyers include 1 senior executive.
With 33 filings in twelve months, the company is quieter than the median of 41 filings across the 2,023 companies we follow on the same exchange. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 4 purchases and 58 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists revenue at 852.9 m USD and net income at 136.0 m USD; the dividend was 9.30 USD per share.
The latest purchase dates back some time: it was published 222 days ago, on 16 March 2026. Typically, a trade is published a median of 4 days after it takes place. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Dynex Capital Inc and Presurance Holdings, Inc. also feature in our signals. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
398
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€545,427
4 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€161M
58 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMichael A. Angerthal7 sales
Fleming Susan S.5 sales
Morris W Howard3 buys1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +9.2%Entry US$131.63 · Close at T+90 US$143.78
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. Hold (neutral), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$129.75.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 9,291 of 26,286 companies
58.8
score / 100
Value59
Quality59
FCF yld-9.1%
Earn yld17%
EV/EBITDA8.8x
ROE11%
Gross mgn53%
Net mgn16%
Debt/EBITDA6.9x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$117.74
Analyst consensus
4 analystsHold
US$125.00Target US$129.75(+10%)US$172.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$847.9M
Gross profitUS$447.2M53% margin
EBITDAUS$413.3M49% margin
Net incomeUS$138.4M14.5% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)7.0x
PER (forward)5.1x
P/Book0.8x
Beta1.39
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$779.8M
Total debtUS$2.8B
Free Cash Flow-US$74.1M
Debt / Equity45%
Profitability & ownership
ROE10.7%
ROA2.0%
% insiders6.4%
% institutions95.9%
Last declaration on 15 September 2026
Declarations398 total
435 shares@ US$147.410.0080% mcap6.2% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001193125-26-391982
435 shares@ US$138.5850.0075% mcap5.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001385266-26-000008:0
2,758 shares@ US$166.53040.053% mcap16.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:2
2,285 shares@ US$169.71920.045% mcap14.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:5
1,722 shares@ US$164.47490.033% mcap10.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:0
879 shares@ US$165.21180.017% mcap5.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:1
4,568 shares@ US$167.43950.088% mcap27.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:3
2,643 shares@ US$168.41090.051% mcap16.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:4
120 shares@ US$170.29020.0023% mcap0.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000883237-26-000043:6
14,975 shares@ US$167.28870.29% mcap100.0% of flowCommon SharesSEC144:0001969223-26-000832
5,000 shares@ US$144.76230.066% mcap36.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-004691
806 shares@ US$137.930.0088% mcap16.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001206658-26-000002:0
833 shares@ US$137.930.0090% mcap16.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001363674-26-000002:0
5,155 shares@ US$126.118.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001374331-26-000002:1
3,093 shares@ US$126.115.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001497269-26-000002:1
2,448 shares@ US$126.1194.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002031367-26-000002:1
2,578 shares@ US$126.1186.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002001546-26-000002:1
5,155 shares@ US$126.1154.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001860677-26-000002:1
3,940 shares@ US$126.110.039% mcap10.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001222403-26-000002:0
772 shares@ US$126.113.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001374331-26-000002:0
143 shares@ US$126.11100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002031367-26-000002:0
390 shares@ US$126.11100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002001546-26-000002:0
1,121 shares@ US$126.1129.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001860677-26-000002:0
741 shares@ US$126.114.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001497269-26-000002:0
12,688 shares@ US$126.110.13% mcap34.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001222403-26-000002:1
25 of 398 declarations
About Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NYSE: VRTS) is a U.S.-listed asset manager headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The company operates a multi-boutique investment platform: rather than managing capital through one centralized style, Virtus owns and partners with a collection of specialist investment teams, each with its own process, philosophy, and market focus. For investors, that means Virtus is best understood as an active asset-management business whose economics depend on assets under management, investment performance, distribution strength, and product breadth. ([ir.virtus.com](https://ir.virtus.com/?utm_source=openai))
Virtus traces its modern public-company history to the separation from The Phoenix Companies and became an independent publicly traded company at the end of 2008; the company was also highlighted when it opened the NASDAQ stock market in 2009. Today, however, the stock is identified on the NYSE under the ticker VRTS. The firm’s core headquarters and operating base are in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. That history is important because it shows how Virtus has evolved from a spun-out platform into a more diversified asset manager built through disciplined expansion. ([ir.virtus.com](https://ir.virtus.com/news/news-details/2009/Virtus-Investment-Partners-Opens-NASDAQ-Stock-Market/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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The business mix spans mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, institutional mandates, fixed income, equity, multi-asset and alternative strategies. Virtus distributes products through multiple channels and relies on affiliated managers with distinct capabilities, including fixed income specialists, equity managers, multi-asset teams and quantitative or systematic approaches. The firm has continued broadening its lineup: it launched the Virtus AlphaSimplex Managed Futures ETF in 2024, and its strategic partnership with Allianz Global Investors expanded its U.S. retail offering with additional mutual funds, closed-end funds and retail separate accounts. ([ir.virtus.com](https://ir.virtus.com/news/news-details/2022/Virtus-Investment-Partners-Adds-Systematic-and-Multi-Asset-Portfolio-Management-Capabilities/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
From a competitive standpoint, Virtus sits in the mid-sized active-asset-management segment. It is not a mega-manager, but its multi-boutique model gives it a differentiated selling point versus more commoditized competitors. The appeal lies in access to multiple investment styles under one corporate umbrella, which can be attractive to financial advisers, distributors and institutional allocators seeking style diversification. At the same time, the business is exposed to the usual industry pressures: market volatility, fee compression, and the challenge of sustaining positive net flows in a highly competitive active-management landscape. ([ir.virtus.com](https://ir.virtus.com/?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments underscore a deliberate growth strategy. In first-quarter 2026, Virtus reported approximately $149.0 billion of assets under management, with negative net flows offset in part by positive ETF and global fund flows and the addition of assets from Keystone National Group. Virtus also announced an agreement to add Keystone, a private-credit manager focused on asset-backed lending, which would expand the firm into private markets and broaden its product set beyond traditional public-market strategies. For investors in France, Belgium and Switzerland, this positions Virtus as a U.S. asset manager on the NYSE pursuing both organic product innovation and targeted acquisitions to strengthen its long-term competitive positioning. ([ir.virtus.com](https://ir.virtus.com/news/news-details/2026/Virtus-Investment-Partners-Announces-Financial-Results-for-First-Quarter-2026/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
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