Q3 EPS Estimates for Vista Outdoor Lowered by Roth Capital

Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE:VSTO) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vista Outdoor in a research report issued on Thursday, November 14th. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.06. Roth Capital has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vista Outdoor’s current full-year earnings is $4.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vista Outdoor’s FY2025 earnings at $4.27 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.86 EPS.

Vista Outdoor (NYSE:VSTO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.92 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $665.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $666.72 million. Vista Outdoor had a positive return on equity of 19.53% and a negative net margin of 0.34%. The company’s revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.96 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Monness Crespi & Hardt lowered Vista Outdoor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 7th. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Vista Outdoor in a report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Roth Mkm lowered Vista Outdoor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $42.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Aegis raised shares of Vista Outdoor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 14th. Finally, B. Riley downgraded shares of Vista Outdoor from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $43.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vista Outdoor currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.20.

Vista Outdoor Stock Performance

Shares of VSTO stock opened at $44.11 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a PE ratio of -245.06 and a beta of 0.79. Vista Outdoor has a 1 year low of $25.25 and a 1 year high of $44.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 2.90 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Institutional Trading of Vista Outdoor

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Westchester Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vista Outdoor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,842,000. Slotnik Capital LLC lifted its position in Vista Outdoor by 528.8% during the third quarter. Slotnik Capital LLC now owns 503,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,708,000 after acquiring an additional 423,000 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in Vista Outdoor by 4,019.4% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 316,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,400,000 after acquiring an additional 308,811 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Vista Outdoor by 19.2% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,352,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,932,000 after purchasing an additional 218,018 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in Vista Outdoor by 2,197.0% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 193,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,289,000 after buying an additional 185,181 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.51% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Outdoor

Vista Outdoor Inc designs, manufactures, and markets outdoor recreation and shooting sports products. in the United States and internationally. The Kinetic Group segment designs, develops, distributes, and manufactures ammunition, primers, and components for hunters, recreational shooters, federal and local law enforcement agencies, and the military.