Virtu Financial (VIRT)
Financials · electronic market making and financial technology · NYSE
Virtu Financial is a technology-driven market maker that provides liquidity and execution services across global financial markets.
What Virtu Financial does
Virtu Financial is a global financial services firm that leverages technology and proprietary algorithms to provide liquidity and trade financial instruments. The company operates as a market maker, providing competitive quotes and executing orders across a wide range of asset classes including equities, ETFs, fixed income, and currencies. Additionally, Virtu offers technology services and analytics to institutional clients and brokers.
Themes: high-frequency trading, market making, liquidity provision, algorithmic trading, financial technology (fintech)
Fundamentals
- Price$67.93 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$9.3B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+63.4% 2025-08-21 close $41.58 → 2026-08-21 close $67.93
- P/E16.90 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+13.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+60.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+33.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity4.88 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+26.3% FY2025 vs FY2024, SEC XBRL
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+15.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.64 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +1.6%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How VIRT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 525 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 538 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 534 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 176 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 575 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 347 covered Financials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 453 covered Financials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 25% 431 covered Financials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Financials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
VIRT is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
70.3 #36 of 987 scored · #29 of 191 in Financials
Growth 86th (3-year revenue CAGR 15.4%) and long-term trend 82nd (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is financial health (28th, debt to equity 4.9, free cash flow margin 11.7%).
Short-term score
50.0 #779 of 1,704 scored · #131 of 277 in Financials
Volume and participation 87th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 77th: the price is 14% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 28th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced essentially none of its move over the past year — 0% of it. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90).
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which VIRT reported a dividend payment is FY2020, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2020 ratio would not describe VIRT today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2020) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Virtu Financial looks technically
Virtu Financial (VIRT) is trading 47.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 108 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 71, in overbought territory (above 70). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 1.1% below its all-time high. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 47.8% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +47.8% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $59.86 | $59.86 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $45.96 | $45.96 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 22 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 22 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 53.51. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 108 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 108 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 19, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 19.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is stretched — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 71, in overbought territory (above 70) | 70.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($54.66 to $68.68) — its "stochastic" reading is 95 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 94.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $68.68 | $68.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 1.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -1.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 115.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +115.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 1.1% below its highest point of the past year | 1.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $68.68 (set on 2026-08-21) | $68.68 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($32.38 to $67.93), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $44.82 to $45.96. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 1.1% below its all-time high | -1.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 16.6% above a support level at $56.63 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-18, most recently on 2026-06-29. Since 2024-08-21 it has 16 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -16.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.35 (set on 2016-11-03) | $12.35 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 450.0% above its all-time low | +450.0% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 62nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.23 between its high and its low — about 4.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.23 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $53.22 and $64.16 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $53.22 – $58.69 – $64.16 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (47.8% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 2.30× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.9% above the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 53.02 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +3.9% |
| Gap filled | a 4.0% gap down opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 16 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 16 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +13.25% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 15.6 percentage points (the stock gained 17.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | +15.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 25.7 percentage points (the stock gained 28.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | +25.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 59.5 percentage points (the stock gained 70.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | +59.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 42.9 percentage points (the stock gained 63.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | +42.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: its RSI momentum gauge is overbought (a stretched reading), near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 11% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.5% of the share price. | +11.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 35% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $50.17 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +35.4% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 14% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-14 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $59.57 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 29 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +14.0% |
Price levels it has turned at before
VIRT last closed at $67.93 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 16 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $56.63 | Support | 16.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-18 to 2026-06-29 |
| $52.18 | Support | 23.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-14 to 2026-04-29 |
| $45.57 | Support | 32.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-18 to 2025-07-31 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $53.51.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Overbought (14-day RSI above 70) · Near the 52-week high · Unusually heavy trading volume · Broke out to a new 20-day high · Broke out to a new 20-day high on heavy volume | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · all time high · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.57 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$66.71 range $57.00 – $73.00; median $70.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-18. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for VIRT
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.56 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-18
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant volatility in financial markets affecting trading volumes and spreads.","Exposure to regulatory changes in trading and market structure.","Heavy reliance on proprietary technology and algorithmic systems."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VIRT's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to audited consolidated financial statements for year ended December 31, 2025 (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Reference to 2025 Form 10-K filed February 20, 2026 (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Risk factor: 'risks associated with investments in our growth strategy which increase our capital expenditures and operating expenses and which may not ultimately yield returns that justify these increases' (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Removed:
- Reference to 'three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Reference to audited consolidated financial statements for year ended December 31, 2024 (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Reference to 2024 Form 10-K filed February 21, 2025 (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Phrase 'enhanced regulatory, congressional, and media scrutiny' modified (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Phrase 'may result in additional potential changes in regulation or law which could have an adverse effect on our business as well as adversely impact the public's perception' (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Reference to 'geopolitical conflicts' in global events risk factor (older filing, filed 2025-10-30)
- Reworded:
- Period covered changed from 'three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' to 'three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025' (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Year reference changed from December 31, 2024 to December 31, 2025 throughout (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Risk factor wording: 'enhanced regulatory and media scrutiny' replaces 'enhanced regulatory, congressional, and media scrutiny' (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Risk factor wording: 'and both the impact of additional potential changes in regulation or law as well as the potential impact upon public perception' replaces 'may result in additional potential changes in regulation or law which could have an adverse effect on our business as well as adversely impact the public's perception' (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Global events risk factor: 'fires, natural disasters' replaces 'fires, geopolitical conflicts, natural disasters' (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Text 'but not limited to' changed to 'but limited to' in one instance in older filing; corrected in newer filing (newer filing, filed 2026-05-01)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the end of the provided text; comparison limited to available content
- Page number references differ (46 in newer, 53 in older), reflecting different document lengths
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 2 sells ($947342) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 2 sells ($947342) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($3M) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-18. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about VIRT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding VIRT as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 23,977,006
- Reported value $1,054,508,715
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
VIRT had 4,623,473 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for VIRT because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,623,473
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,771,548
- Reported change -3.1%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.3
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Citadel Securities
- Susquehanna International Group (SIG)
- Hudson River Trading (HRT)
- Jane Street Capital
- IMC Trading
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
Frequently asked questions
What does Virtu Financial (VIRT) do?
Virtu Financial is a global financial services firm that leverages technology and proprietary algorithms to provide liquidity and trade financial instruments. The company operates as a market maker, providing competitive quotes and executing orders across a wide range of asset classes including equities, ETFs, fixed income, and currencies. Additionally, Virtu offers technology services and analytics to institutional clients and brokers.
What sector is Virtu Financial (VIRT) in?
Virtu Financial (VIRT) is classified in the Financials sector. Its industry is electronic market making and financial technology. It trades on NYSE.
Does VIRT pay a dividend?
Yes — Virtu Financial (VIRT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.63% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Virtu Financial's (VIRT) competitors?
Notable peers of Virtu Financial (VIRT) include Citadel Securities, Susquehanna International Group, Hudson River Trading, Jane Street Capital and IMC Trading. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Virtu Financial (VIRT) overbought or oversold right now?
Virtu Financial (VIRT) is currently in overbought territory (its 14-day RSI is 71, above 70) (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VIRT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.