Multi Ways (NYSE:MWG) and VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) Financial Contrast

Multi Ways (NYSE:MWG) and VirTra (NASDAQ:VTSI) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Multi Ways has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VirTra has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.8% of Multi Ways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of VirTra shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of VirTra shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Multi Ways and VirTra’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Multi Ways	N/A	N/A	N/A
VirTra	18.24%	13.01%	8.55%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Multi Ways and VirTra, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Multi Ways	0	0	0	0	0.00
VirTra	0	0	2	0	3.00

VirTra has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 123.77%. Given VirTra’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VirTra is more favorable than Multi Ways.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Multi Ways and VirTra”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Multi Ways	$36.02 million	0.26	$1.79 million	N/A	N/A
VirTra	$38.04 million	1.92	$8.40 million	$0.52	12.46

VirTra has higher revenue and earnings than Multi Ways.

Summary

VirTra beats Multi Ways on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Multi Ways

Multi Ways Holdings Limited supplies a range of heavy construction equipment for sales and rental in Singapore, Australia, and internationally. The company engages in the supplying and rental of new and used heavy construction equipment in the infrastructure, building construction, mining, offshore and marine, and oil and gas industries. It offers earth-moving equipment, such as bulldozers, off-terrain dump trucks, excavators, and wheel loaders; material-handling equipment, such as crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, scissor lifts, forklifts, boom-lifts, and telescopic handlers; road-building equipment comprising motor graders, vibrating compactors, asphalt finishers, skid loaders, backhoe loaders, hand rollers, and mini excavators; and air compressors, generators, lighting towers, and welding machines. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Singapore. Multi Ways Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of MWE Investments Limited.

About VirTra

VirTra, Inc. provides use of force training and firearms training simulators for the law enforcement, military, and commercial markets worldwide. Its patented technologies, software, and scenarios provide intense training for de-escalation, judgmental use-of-force, marksmanship, and related training that mimics real-world situations. It offers V-300 simulator, a 300 degree wrap-around screen for simulation training; V-180 simulator, a 180 degree screen for smaller spaces or budgets; V-100, a single-screen based simulator system; V-100 MIL, a single-screen based simulator system; and V-ST PRO, a realistic single screen firearms shooting and skills training simulator. The company also provides Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy (V-VICTA), which enables law enforcement agencies to teach, train, test, and sustain departmental training requirements; and Subscription Training Equipment Partnership, a program that allows agencies to utilize its simulator products, accessories, and V-VICTA interactive coursework on a subscription basis. In addition, it offers V-Author software that allows users to create, edit, and train with content specific to agency’s objectives and environments; Simulated Recoil Kits, a range of realistic and reliable simulated recoil kits/weapons; Threat-Fire, a device that applies real-world stress on the trainees during simulation training; and TASER, an OC spray and low-light training devices that interact with its simulators for training. The company sells its simulators and related products through a direct sales force and distribution partners. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.