Vista Outdoor
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Vista Outdoor Inc. is an American designer, manufacturer, and marketer of outdoor sports and recreation products. It operates in two markets: shooting sports and outdoor products. It is a "house of brands"[4] with more than 40 labels and subsidiaries. It trades under "VSTO" on the New York Stock Exchange.[5][6][7]
Company type | Public |
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NYSE: VSTO S&P 600 component | |
Industry | shooting sports and outdoor products |
Founded | 2015, spun off from Alliant Techsystems |
Headquarters | Anoka, Minnesota, United States[1][2] |
Products | ammunition and sports goods |
Revenue | US$2.059 billion (2019) US$2.308 billion (2018)[3] |
Number of employees | 5,800 |
Website | www.vistaoutdoor.com |
Vista Outdoor is the parent company to many ammunition makers, including Federal, CCI, and Remington.[8] In October 2023, the company announced that its firearms and ammunition business will be sold off to Czech company Czechoslovak Group for a value of $1.91 billion, pending regulatory approval.[9] [10] Vista's sale to CSG has been protested by senators J. D. Vance, John Kennedy, representative Clay Higgins and National Sheriffs' Association.[11]