Valuation Analysis for VRTS

VRTS Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.

In this report

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Valuation Multiples

P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, P/S, forward, historical

P. 2-5

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Enterprise Value

EV components, EV multiples, leverage

P. 6-8

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03

DCF Analysis

Rates, ERP, WACC, FCF, intrinsic value, sensitivity

P. 9-12

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04

Analyst Consensus

Price targets, forward estimates, sentiment

P. 13-14

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Valuation Summary

All methods compared, strengths & risks

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Valuation Multiples Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Valuation Snapshot

Current vs Historical Range

P/E

8.1x

0th percentile

8.1 — 29.4
Avg: 15.2

P/B

1.2x

9th percentile

1.1 — 2.8
Avg: 1.9

EV/EBITDA

8.5x

27th percentile

7.9 — 15.6
Avg: 10.8

P/S

1.3x

9th percentile

1.2 — 2.8
Avg: 2.0

Forward & Growth-Adjusted

5.9x

Forward P/E

P/E Contraction expected

0.49

PEG (P/E ÷ Growth)

Undervalued for growth

Valuation analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — P/E & P/B Deep Dive

P/E Ratio

P/B Ratio

Historical context analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — EV/EBITDA & P/S Deep Dive

EV/EBITDA

P/S Ratio

Historical context analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Multiples Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Peer Comparison

Premium / Discount vs Peer Median

Peer Position

Discount Slight Discount In-Line Slight Premium Premium

Peer Ranking by Multiple

Peer analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — EV Components

Enterprise Value Bridge

Market Cap $1.0B + Net Debt $2.4B = Enterprise Value $3.5B

EV analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — EV/EBITDA & EV/Sales

Current vs Historical Range

EV/EBITDA

8.5x

27th percentile

7.9 — 15.6
Avg: 10.8

EV/Sales

4.2x

45th percentile

2.9 — 6.2
Avg: 4.3

EV/EBITDA

EV/Sales

EV analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Enterprise Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — EV/FCF & Leverage

Current vs Historical Range

EV/FCF

-47.0x

0th percentile

6.1 — 41.4
Avg: 22.1

ND/EBITDA

5.8x

55th percentile

0.7 — 10.1
Avg: 5.3

Leverage

Low Moderate High Very High

EV/FCF

Net Debt / EBITDA

Leverage analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Rate Environment & WACC

Step 1: Interest Rate & Credit Spread

Step 2: BAA Spread → Equity Risk Premium

Base Premium 3.0% + ( BAA Spread 1.25% − Baseline 1.5% ) = Equity Risk Premium 3.00%

Step 3: Risk-Free Rate + Beta × Equity Risk Premium → WACC

Risk-Free Rate 4.56% + Beta 1.38 × Equity Risk Premium 3.00% = Cost of Equity 8.71%

Step 4: Blended Cost of Capital (WACC)

Cost of Equity 8.71% × Equity Weight + Cost of Debt 4.59% × Debt Weight = WACC 5.66%

DCF assessment will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Free Cash Flow Analysis

Free Cash Flow

$-74.1M

Latest FCF

FCF Margin & Shares Outstanding

36.4%

Avg FCF Margin (5Y)

Buyback Rate: 2.9% — Average annual share reduction over last 3-5 years. Used to project 0.01B shares in 5 years (from 0.01B current).

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Implied Stock Price

WACC: 5.66% | Terminal Growth: 2.5% (Financial Services) | Avg FCF Margin: 36.4% | Buyback Rate: 2.9%

DCF Bridge: PV of FCF + PV of Terminal Value − Net Debt = Equity Value

DCF Results: Two Methods

Metric	Historical DCF	Analyst DCF
Growth Assumption	2.5% (normalized) (10Y CAGR)	Analyst Rev × 36.4% margin
PV of FCF	$1.04B	$1.13B
Terminal Value (PV)	$6.37B	$6.76B
Enterprise Value	$7.41B	$7.89B
Equity Value	$5.04B	$5.52B
Implied Stock Price	$854.28	$935.61
Upside/Downside	+473.9%	+528.6%

$148.85

Current Price

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Significantly Undervalued

Verdict

Valuation verdict will appear here after LLM generation.

DCF & Intrinsic Value Analysis

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Sensitivity Analysis

Historical DCF: WACC vs Terminal Growth

WACC \ Growth	1.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%
3.7%	$1469	$1975	$2902	$5154	$18665
4.7%	$884	$1094	$1401	$1888	$2780
5.7%	$577	$690	$838	$1041	$1336
6.7%	$388	$458	$543	$652	$794
7.7%	$261	$307	$362	$428	$510

Analyst DCF: WACC vs Terminal Growth

WACC \ Growth	1.5%	2.0%	2.5%	3.0%	3.5%
3.7%	$1589	$2126	$3111	$5504	$19858
4.7%	$967	$1191	$1516	$2033	$2982
5.7%	$641	$761	$918	$1134	$1447
6.7%	$441	$514	$605	$720	$872
7.7%	$305	$354	$412	$483	$570

Green: above current price ($148.85). Red: below current price.

Analyst vs Market Valuation

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Price Targets

Analyst Price Target Range

Current Price $148.85 | Consensus $135.67 (-8.9%) | Analysts 3 | Sentiment Hold

Price target analysis will appear here after LLM generation.

Analyst vs Market Valuation

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — Forward Estimates & Sentiment

Forward Estimates

Forward EPS $25.19 | TTM P/E 7.3x → Forward P/E 5.9x (Contraction -19.6x)

Analyst Sentiment & Target Trend

Analyst Sentiment

Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell

Target Trend

Falling Stable Rising

-18.3% (YoY)

Analyst Price Target Evolution

Forward outlook will appear here after LLM generation.

Valuation Summary & Investment Implications

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (VRTS) — All Methods Compared

Valuation Methods (6 methods)

Method	Implied Value	Upside/Downside	Basis
P/E (Peer)	$264.71	+77.8%	Peer median P/E (10.5x) × Forward EPS ($25.19)
P/B (Peer)	$90.98	-38.9%	Peer median P/B (0.73x) × Book Value per Share
EV/EBITDA (Peer)	$606.31	+307.3%	Peer median EV/EBITDA (15.9x) × EBITDA - Net Debt
P/S (Peer)	$476.69	+220.2%	Peer median P/S (4.30x) × Revenue per Share
DCF	$854.28	+473.9%	Revenue × FCF Margin projection (normalized FCF)
Analyst Target	$135.67	-8.9%	Consensus of 3 analysts

Current Price $148.85 → Median Implied $370.70 (+149.0%) | Range $90.98 — $854.28 | Undervalued

Upside/Downside by Valuation Method

Valuation Summary & Investment Implications

Key Takeaways

DCF Implied Upside

▲ +473.9%

WACC 5.66%

Analyst Consensus

▼ -8.9%

3 analysts

6 Methods Used

P/E (Peer), P/B (Peer), EV/EBITDA (Peer), P/S (Peer), DCF, Analyst Target

Overall Verdict

Polarized

DCF & Analyst diverge

✅ Strengths

⚠️ Risks

Disclaimer

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