Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) Cut to “Neutral” at B. Riley

B. Riley downgraded shares of Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. B. Riley currently has $43.00 target price on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for Vista Outdoor’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.86 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.24 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on VSTO. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price target on Vista Outdoor from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on Vista Outdoor from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Aegis reiterated a hold rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of Vista Outdoor in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com started coverage on Vista Outdoor in a report on Saturday, August 3rd. They set a buy rating on the stock. Finally, Lake Street Capital raised their price objective on Vista Outdoor from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a hold rating in a report on Monday, July 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of $41.20.

Vista Outdoor Price Performance

Vista Outdoor stock traded up $0.04 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.65. 1,011,504 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 564,013. Vista Outdoor has a 12 month low of $23.33 and a 12 month high of $41.11. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.80 and a quick ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of -351.36 and a beta of 0.86.

Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.04. Vista Outdoor had a positive return on equity of 19.18% and a negative net margin of 0.24%. The company had revenue of $644.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $664.05 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.12 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vista Outdoor will post 4.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Outdoor

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Vista Outdoor by 1.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,982,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,325,000 after purchasing an additional 54,189 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Vista Outdoor by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,161,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,056,000 after purchasing an additional 21,733 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Vista Outdoor by 19.2% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,352,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,932,000 after purchasing an additional 218,018 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its position in Vista Outdoor by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 1,318,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,002,000 after purchasing an additional 164,385 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vista Outdoor by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 815,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,110,000 after buying an additional 18,442 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.51% of the company’s stock.

Vista Outdoor Company Profile

Vista Outdoor Inc designs, manufactures, and markets outdoor recreation and shooting sports products. in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Sporting Products and Outdoor Products. The Sporting Products segment designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes ammunitions, components, and related equipment and accessories for hunters, recreational shooters, federal and local law enforcement agencies, and military.