Barclays PLC Acquires 2,247 Shares of VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI)

Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) by 15.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,275 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,247 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC’s holdings in VirTra were worth $117,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of VirTra by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 242,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,635,000 after purchasing an additional 4,969 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of VirTra in the fourth quarter worth $312,000. Perritt Capital Management Inc boosted its position in VirTra by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 40,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 20,000 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in VirTra by 114.7% during the fourth quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 31,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 16,708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in VirTra by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 21,094 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,000 after purchasing an additional 3,022 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 14.69% of the company’s stock.

VirTra Stock Performance

Shares of VirTra stock opened at $5.88 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $66.21 million, a P/E ratio of 11.31 and a beta of 0.43. VirTra, Inc. has a 1-year low of $3.57 and a 1-year high of $12.34. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $4.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.94. The company has a current ratio of 5.02, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.10. VirTra had a return on equity of 13.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. The business had revenue of $7.16 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.46 million. As a group, analysts anticipate that VirTra, Inc. will post 0.34 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Lake Street Capital lowered their price objective on VirTra from $10.00 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 28th.

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.