Boutique investment manager Virtus beats Q3 revenue estimate

Reuters10-24
Boutique investment manager Virtus beats Q3 revenue estimate

Overview

  • Virtus Q3 revenue beat analyst expectations despite a 5% yr/yr decline

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 missed consensus, reflecting operational challenges

  • Company reported net outflows of $3.9 bln in Q3, impacting AUM

Outlook

  • Virtus Investment Partners did not provide specific future guidance

Result Drivers

  • INSTITUTIONAL SALES - Institutional sales rose to $2.0 bln, including a $0.4 bln CLO issuance

  • ETF NET FLOWS - Positive net flows in ETFs reached $0.9 bln, the highest quarterly level

  • NET OUTFLOWS - Net outflows of $3.9 bln were unchanged from the prior quarter, driven by equity strategy outflows

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$216.40 mln

$198.82 mln (1 Analyst)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Miss

$6.69

$6.77 (4 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$4.65

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the investment management & fund operators peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Virtus Investment Partners Inc is $185.50, about 4.3% above its October 23 closing price of $177.44

  • The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 7 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nBwb1fyZya

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