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Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Hold1 Buy1 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 3 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 3 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $142, the highest $172, the lowest $117. The average is +15.2% from the last price of $123.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Google Asset ManagementGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $135 → $136+0.7% | Buy | +10.6% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Asset ManagementPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $131 → $132+0.8% | Hold | +7.4% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 04:05 | — | |
| AI xAi Asset ManagementxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $142 → $136−4.2% | Buy | +10.6% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 23:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Asset ManagementDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $132 → $127−3.8% | Hold | +3.3% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 23:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Asset ManagementOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $138 → $132−4.3% | Hold | +7.4% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 23:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Asset ManagementAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $134 → $128−4.5% | Hold | +4.1% | Reiterated | 16.10.26on TipRanks Oct 15 23:05 | — | |
| Benjamin Budish★★★★★★★★★★#611 · hits 60% · avg +10.3% | Barclays | $135 → $117−13.3% | Sell | −4.8% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 05:01 | −3.2%next day +0.1% | ↗ |
| William Katz★★★★★★★★★★#577 · hits 61% · avg +10.8% | TD Cowen | $155 → $136−12.3% | Hold | +10.6% | Reiterated | 12.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 | −0.5%next day −1.9% | ↗ |
| Michael Cyprys★★★★★★★★★★#4374 · hits 51% · avg +1.8% | Morgan Stanley | $120 | Sell | −2.4% | Reiterated | 25.09.26on TipRanks 06:45 | 0.0%next day 0.0% · 5 days +2.7% | ↗ |
| Crispin Love★★★★★★★★★★#1417 · hits 62% · avg +8.5% | Piper Sandler | $172 | Buy | +39.9% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:26 | −1.8%next day +4.9% · 5 days +0.1% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Virtus Investment Partners
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $144 at a price of $132 (+8.4%); now: $136 at $123 (+10.8%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hold | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sell | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 23.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $5.87 (from $5.69 to $6.24). Last quarter: $5.54.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $188M (from $188M to $188M). Last quarter: $220M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Financial
About Virtus Investment Partners
- CEO: George Robert Aylward
- Employees: 801
- One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT, 06103, US
- corporate.virtus.com
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., a publicly traded investment management firm, caters to both individual and institutional clients. The company develops tailored equity and fixed-income portfolios, alongside offering a diverse range of mutual funds encompassing equity, fixed-income, and balanced strategies, as well as exchange-traded funds. It strategically deploys capital across public equity, fixed-income, and real estate markets. Investment decisions are guided by a multi-manager framework, rigorous quantitative analysis, and proprietary in-house research. The performance of its portfolios is measured against the S&P 500 Index. Established in 1988, Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut.
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