Comparing CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (NASDAQ:BRRR) & Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT)

CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (NASDAQ:BRRR) and Virtu Financial (NYSE:VIRT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund and Virtu Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	$3.50 billion	1.51	$276.42 million	$4.62	7.47

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 46.7% of Virtu Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund and Virtu Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00
Virtu Financial	0	2	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund and Virtu Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Virtu Financial	12.09%	41.04%	3.57%

Risk & Volatility

CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Virtu Financial beats CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund

The Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (BRRR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in long btc, short usd currency. The fund is a passively managed fund that seeks to track the price performance of spot Bitcoin (BTC). It will hold Bitcoin directly, secured through a cold storage wallet. BRRR was launched on Jan 10, 2024 and is issued by Valkyrie.

About Virtu Financial

Virtu Financial, Inc., a financial services company, provides data, analytics, and connectivity products to clients worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Market Making and Execution Services. Its product suite includes offerings in execution, liquidity sourcing, analytics and broker-neutral, and multi-dealer platforms in workflow technology. The company’s solutions enable clients to trade on various venues across countries and in multiple asset classes, including global equities, ETFs, foreign exchange, futures, fixed income, cryptocurrencies, and other commodities. Its analytics platform provides a range of pre- and post-trade services, data products, and compliance tools for clients to invest, trade, and manage risk across markets. Virtu Financial, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.