Rothschild Investment Corp IL raised its stake in shares of Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE:VSTO – Get Rating) by 4.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,975 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment Corp IL's holdings in Vista Outdoor were worth $390,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vista Outdoor by 262.8% in the 1st quarter. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the company's stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vista Outdoor by 1,313.0% in the 1st quarter. Point72 Hong Kong Ltd now owns 2,925 shares of the company's stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 2,718 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Outdoor in the 1st quarter valued at $207,000. KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Outdoor in the 1st quarter valued at $207,000. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its stake in shares of Vista Outdoor by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 5,828 shares of the company's stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.83% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VSTO shares. KeyCorp lowered shares of Vista Outdoor to a "sector weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 19th. Lake Street Capital dropped their target price on shares of Vista Outdoor from $63.00 to $53.00 in a report on Friday, July 29th. Roth Capital downgraded shares of Vista Outdoor from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $53.00 to $32.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 26th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vista Outdoor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, MKM Partners assumed coverage on Vista Outdoor in a research note on Wednesday, July 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $54.00 target price for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vista Outdoor presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $50.38.

Vista Outdoor Stock Down 6.7 %

Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 27th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.39. The company had revenue of $802.61 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $785.03 million. Vista Outdoor had a return on equity of 47.97% and a net margin of 15.59%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Vista Outdoor Inc. will post 7.16 earnings per share for the current year.

Vista Outdoor Profile

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Vista Outdoor Inc designs, manufactures, and markets consumer products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets 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 that serves hunters, recreational shooters, federal and local law enforcement agencies, and military.

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