The stock price of VirTra Inc (NASDAQ: VTSI) has jumped by 19.72 compared to previous close of 11.26. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.06% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-16 that In the closing of the recent trading day, VirTra, Inc. (VTSI) stood at $11.78, denoting a -2% change from the preceding trading day.
Is It Worth Investing in VirTra Inc (NASDAQ: VTSI) Right Now?
VirTra Inc (NASDAQ: VTSI) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.58x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VTSI is 0.85. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VTSI is 10.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.82% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VTSI on April 18, 2024 was 235.58K shares.
VTSI’s Market Performance
VTSI’s stock has seen a 3.06% increase for the week, with a 36.71% rise in the past month and a 13.28% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.60% for VirTra Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.45% for VTSI’s stock, with a 62.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VTSI
Lake Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VTSI reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for VTSI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 27th, 2018.
Maxim Group gave a rating of “Buy” to VTSI, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on July 12th of the previous year.
VTSI Trading at 23.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VTSI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.57% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.44%, as shares surge +43.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.71% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VTSI rose by +3.67%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +81.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.09. In addition, VirTra Inc saw 42.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VTSI starting from FERRIS ROBERT D, who sale 12,855 shares at the price of $8.16 back on Dec 04 ’23. After this action, FERRIS ROBERT D now owns 239,142 shares of VirTra Inc, valued at $104,958 using the latest closing price.
FERRIS ROBERT D, the Executive Chairman of VirTra Inc, sale 2,145 shares at $8.36 during a trade that took place back on Dec 04 ’23, which means that FERRIS ROBERT D is holding 236,997 shares at $17,938 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VTSI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for VirTra Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 22.02, with 13.61 for asset returns.
Based on VirTra Inc (VTSI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.16 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 11.06 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.11.
Conclusion
In conclusion, VirTra Inc (VTSI) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
