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Here's Why VirTra, Inc. (VTSI) Fell More Than Broader Market

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VirTra, Inc. (VTSI - Free Report) closed at $2.62 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.13% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.02%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.35%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.15%.

The company's shares have seen a decrease of 9.56% over the last month, not keeping up with the Aerospace sector's loss of 6.85% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.05%.

Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of VirTra, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, VirTra, Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.05 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 66.67%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $4.28 million, showing a 20% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of -$0.14 per share and a revenue of $20.07 million, demonstrating changes of -800% and -10.36%, respectively, from the preceding year.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for VirTra, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.

Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-term stock moves. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Right now, VirTra, Inc. possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Electronics - Military industry is part of the Aerospace sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 104, positioning it in the top 43% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.

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