VirTra (VTSI) Competitors

PUTNAM MUN OPPO (NYSE:PMO) and VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) are both small-cap misc. companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends.

Is PMO or VTSI more profitable?

VirTra has a net margin of 4.15% compared to PUTNAM MUN OPPO's net margin of 0.00%. VirTra's return on equity of 2.41% beat PUTNAM MUN OPPO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PUTNAM MUN OPPO	N/A	N/A	N/A
VirTra	4.15%	2.41%	1.69%

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

20.4% of PUTNAM MUN OPPO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of VirTra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of PUTNAM MUN OPPO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of VirTra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PMO or VTSI?

PUTNAM MUN OPPO has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VirTra has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PMO or VTSI?

VirTra has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.84%. Given VirTra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VirTra is more favorable than PUTNAM MUN OPPO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PUTNAM MUN OPPO	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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PMO or VTSI?

VirTra has higher revenue and earnings than PUTNAM MUN OPPO.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PUTNAM MUN OPPO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VirTra	$26.35M	2.23	$1.36M	$0.10	52.30

Does the media favor PMO or VTSI?

In the previous week, VirTra had 10 more articles in the media than PUTNAM MUN OPPO. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for VirTra and 4 mentions for PUTNAM MUN OPPO. PUTNAM MUN OPPO's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat VirTra's score of 0.41 indicating that PUTNAM MUN OPPO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PUTNAM MUN OPPO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VirTra	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

VirTra beats PUTNAM MUN OPPO on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.