Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for VirTra Earnings

VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of VirTra in a research note issued on Monday, November 10th. Roth Capital analyst R. Baldry now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for VirTra’s current full-year earnings is $0.34 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for VirTra’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on VTSI. Wall Street Zen raised VirTra from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of VirTra in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.00.

VirTra Trading Down 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ VTSI opened at $4.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.13, a current ratio of 4.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $5.69 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.89. VirTra has a 52-week low of $3.57 and a 52-week high of $8.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.65 million, a P/E ratio of 48.50 and a beta of 0.64.

VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $5.35 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.99 million. VirTra had a return on equity of 2.41% and a net margin of 4.15%.

Institutional Trading of VirTra

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of VirTra by 0.7% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 321,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,689,000 after acquiring an additional 2,195 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in VirTra by 19.8% during the first 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. ARS Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in VirTra by 23.9% in the third quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC now owns 47,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 9,240 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in VirTra by 88.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 27,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 12,864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of VirTra during the 2nd quarter valued at $96,000. 14.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.