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

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

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in VirTra by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 206,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,585,000 after purchasing an additional 22,361 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in VirTra by 31.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 164,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,020,000 after purchasing an additional 39,097 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in VirTra by 63.1% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 143,790 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 55,636 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in VirTra in the second quarter valued at $480,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of VirTra in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $199,000. 14.69% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

VirTra Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VTSI opened at $6.70 on Friday. VirTra, Inc. has a twelve month low of $5.63 and a twelve month high of $17.68. The firm has a market cap of $75.38 million, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.99 and a 200-day moving average of $6.96. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.05. The business had revenue of $7.48 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.81 million. VirTra had a net margin of 18.24% and a return on equity of 13.01%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.15 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate 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.