VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) shareholder returns have been notable, earning 51% in 5 years

The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Better yet, you'd like to see the share price move up more than the market average. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the VirTra, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTSI) share price is up 51% in the last five years, that's less than the market return. Meanwhile, the last twelve months saw the share price rise 2.0%.

Since it's been a strong week for VirTra shareholders, let's have a look at trend of the longer term fundamentals.

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In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.

During the five years of share price growth, VirTra moved from a loss to profitability. That's generally thought to be a genuine positive, so investors may expect to see an increasing share price.

The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on VirTra's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

VirTra shareholders are up 2.0% for the year. But that return falls short of the market. If we look back over five years, the returns are even better, coming in at 9% per year for five years. Maybe the share price is just taking a breather while the business executes on its growth strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand VirTra better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for VirTra that you should be aware of before investing here.

We will like VirTra better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of undervalued stocks (mostly small caps) with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on American exchanges.

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