Virco Mfg. Co. (NASDAQ:VIRC – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Virco Mfg. in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 9th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.83. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Virco Mfg.’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Virco Mfg.’s FY2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS.
Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Virco Mfg. from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th.
Virco Mfg. Price Performance
VIRC opened at $14.46 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $234.37 million, a PE ratio of 9.27 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $15.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.16. Virco Mfg. has a 1 year low of $5.06 and a 1 year high of $18.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a current ratio of 2.30 and a quick ratio of 0.59.
Institutional Trading of Virco Mfg.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VIRC. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Virco Mfg. by 78.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 477,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,216,000 after buying an additional 209,366 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Virco Mfg. by 67.1% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 435,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,060,000 after purchasing an additional 174,704 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Virco Mfg. by 32.2% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 399,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,564,000 after purchasing an additional 97,300 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Virco Mfg. by 45.2% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 276,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,852,000 after purchasing an additional 85,962 shares during the period. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Virco Mfg. during the 1st quarter valued at $917,000. Institutional investors own 30.97% of the company’s stock.
Virco Mfg. Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.69%. This is an increase from Virco Mfg.’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 20th. Virco Mfg.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.41%.
About Virco Mfg.
Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture in the United States and Canada. The company offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, mobile task chairs and lab stools, tablet armchairs, steel-frame and floor rockers, series stools, hard plastic seating, folding and upholstered stack chairs, and plastic stack and upholstered ergonomic chairs.
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