23,041 Shares in VirTra, Inc. $VTSI Purchased by Nuveen LLC

Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 23,041 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $94,000. Nuveen LLC owned approximately 0.20% of VirTra at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTSI. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of VirTra by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 17,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after acquiring an additional 2,247 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of VirTra by 74.8% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 2,436 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of VirTra by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 87,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after purchasing an additional 4,005 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of VirTra by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 25,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 4,184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of VirTra during the 4th quarter worth about $121,000. 14.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised VirTra from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, VirTra presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $7.00.

VirTra Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of VTSI stock opened at $5.83 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 3.13 and a current ratio of 4.40. VirTra, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.57 and a twelve month high of $8.53. The company has a market capitalization of $65.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.31 and a beta of 0.63.

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

VirTra 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.