VirTra (VTSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VirTra, Inc. provides use of force training and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement, military, and commercial markets worldwide. Its patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship, and related training that mimics real-world situations. It offers V-300 simulator, a 300 degree wrap-around screen for simulation training; V-180 simulator, a 180 degree screen for smaller spaces or budgets; V-100, a single-screen based simulator system; V-100 MIL, a single-screen based simulator system; and V-ST PRO, a realistic single screen firearms shooting and skills training simulator. The company also provides Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy (V-VICTA), which enables law enforcement agencies to teach, train, test, and sustain departmental training requirements; and Subscription Training Equipment Partnership, a program that allows agencies to utilize its simulator products, accessories, and V-VICTA interactive coursework on a subscription basis. In addition, it offers V-Author software that allows users to create, edit, and train with content specific to agency's objectives and environments; Simulated Recoil Kits, a range of realistic and reliable simulated recoil kits/weapons; Threat-Fire, a device that applies real-world stress on the trainees during simulation training; and TASER, an OC spray and low-light training devices that interact with its simulators for training. The company sells its simulators and related products through a direct sales force and distribution partners. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.25 to $6.55
• 50-Day Range: $6.10 to $8.17
• 52-Week Range: $5.63 to $17.68
• Volume: 104,223 shs
• Average Volume: 187,887 shs
• Market Capitalization: $72.23 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

VirTra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VirTra scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 54 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

VirTra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VirTra has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 70.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VirTra are expected to grow by 70.59% in the coming year, from $0.34 to $0.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VirTra is 12.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VirTra is 12.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 36.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VirTra has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.71% of the float of VirTra has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VirTra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VirTra has recently decreased by 1.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

VirTra does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

VirTra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.71% of the float of VirTra has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VirTra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VirTra has recently decreased by 1.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

VirTra has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for VirTra this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for VTSI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added VirTra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VirTra insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.70% of the stock of VirTra is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 14.69% of the stock of VirTra is held by institutions.

VTSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VTSI shares performed this year?

VirTra's stock was trading at $9.47 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VTSI shares have decreased by 32.2% and is now trading at $6.42.
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How were VirTra's earnings last quarter?

VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05. The business earned $7.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.81 million. VirTra had a net margin of 18.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.01%.

Who are VirTra's major shareholders?

VirTra's top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.11%), State Street Corp (1.47%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.16%) and Evernest Financial Advisors LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert D Ferris and John F Givens II.
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How do I buy shares of VirTra?

Shares of VTSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of VirTra own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VirTra investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), ServiceNow (NOW), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VTSI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1085243
• Web: www.virtra.com
• Phone: 480-968-1488
• Fax: 480-968-1448
• Employees: 112
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $14.50
• High Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +125.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $8.40 million
• Net Margins: 18.24%
• Pretax Margin: 20.64%
• Return on Equity: 13.01%
• Return on Assets: 8.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 5.02
• Quick Ratio: 3.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.77 million
• Price / Sales: 2.27
• Cash Flow: $0.82 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.81
• Book Value: $3.84 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,251,000
• Free Float: 10,939,000
• Market Cap: $72.23 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.66