Barclays PLC Boosts Stock Position in VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI)

Barclays PLC lifted its position in VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) by 34.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,028 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,837 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in VirTra were worth $94,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of VirTra by 12.2% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 206,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,585,000 after acquiring an additional 22,361 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of VirTra by 31.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 164,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,020,000 after acquiring an additional 39,097 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of VirTra by 63.1% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 143,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after acquiring an additional 55,636 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of VirTra in the second quarter worth approximately $480,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of VirTra in the second quarter worth approximately $199,000. 14.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

VirTra Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTSI opened at $6.79 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 5.02 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $6.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.39 million, a PE ratio of 13.06 and a beta of 0.66. VirTra, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.63 and a 1 year high of $17.68.

VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05. The firm had revenue of $7.48 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.81 million. VirTra had a return on equity of 13.01% and a net margin of 18.24%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.15 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that VirTra, Inc. will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About VirTra

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.