VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy Rating

VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

VirTra Stock Performance

Shares of VTSI stock opened at $5.38 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 3.03 and a current ratio of 4.40. VirTra has a one year low of $3.57 and a one year high of $8.53. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.81 and a beta of 0.53.

VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.01). VirTra had a return on equity of 2.41% and a net margin of 4.15%. The company had revenue of $6.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.34 million. Equities analysts anticipate that VirTra will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On VirTra

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of VirTra by 31.9% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 306,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,070,000 after buying an additional 74,216 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of VirTra by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 242,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,635,000 after buying an additional 4,969 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of VirTra during the second quarter worth approximately $868,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of VirTra by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 87,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after buying an additional 4,005 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of VirTra during the second quarter worth approximately $341,000. Institutional investors own 14.69% of the company’s stock.

VirTra Company Profile

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.