Virtus Investment Partners Inc (VRTS)

In recent trading, shares of Virtus Investment Partners Inc have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $91.67, changing hands for $92.32/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, or, re-adjust their target price to a higher level.

CTF VRTS SKT are going ex-dividend Wednesday, Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Conference Call on Friday, July 29 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 7/27/16, Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.45, payable on 8/12/16. As a percentage of VRTS's recent stock price of $81.58, this dividend works out to approximately 0.55%, so look for shares of Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated to trade 0.55% lower — all else being equal — when VRTS shares open for trading on 7/27/16.

Trade-Ideas LLC identified Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) as a weak on high relative volume candidate

The embattled pharmaceutical company's move to bring in additional directors and file an overdue financial report did little to appease the markets.

Conference Call on Friday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

CTF VRTS EPR are going ex-dividend tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 4/27/16, Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.45, payable on 5/13/16. As a percentage of VRTS's recent stock price of $73.04, this dividend works out to approximately 0.62%, so look for shares of Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated to trade 0.62% lower — all else being equal — when VRTS shares open for trading on 4/27/16.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated presently has an above average rank, in the top 50% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Fund honored for best performance among peer group

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

Conference Call on Friday, Jan. 29 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Friday, shares of Virtus Investment Partners Incorporated were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.80), with the stock changing hands as low as $89.42 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return.