VirTra (VTSI) Competitors

Putnam Managed (NYSE:PMM) and VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) are both small-cap misc. companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PMM or VTSI?

VirTra has higher revenue and earnings than Putnam Managed.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Putnam Managed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VirTra	$26.35M	2.85	$1.36M	$0.19	35.13

Do analysts recommend PMM or VTSI?

VirTra has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.87%. Given VirTra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VirTra is more favorable than Putnam Managed.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Putnam Managed	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
VirTra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PMM or VTSI more profitable?

VirTra has a net margin of 8.22% compared to Putnam Managed's net margin of 0.00%. VirTra's return on equity of 4.66% beat Putnam Managed's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Putnam Managed	N/A	N/A	N/A
VirTra	8.22%	4.66%	3.25%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PMM or VTSI?

13.5% of Putnam Managed shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of VirTra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Putnam Managed shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of VirTra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PMM or VTSI?

In the previous week, Putnam Managed and Putnam Managed both had 1 articles in the media. Putnam Managed's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat VirTra's score of 0.29 indicating that Putnam Managed is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Putnam Managed	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VirTra	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, PMM or VTSI?

Putnam Managed has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VirTra has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

VirTra beats Putnam Managed on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.