Research Analysts Set Expectations for Polaris Q2 Earnings

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Polaris in a report issued on Tuesday, April 22nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.83. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Polaris' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.72 EPS.

Polaris (NYSE:PII - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. Polaris had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 13.78%.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on PII. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating and set a $60.00 target price (down previously from $81.00) on shares of Polaris in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. StockNews.com lowered Polaris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. KeyCorp cut Polaris from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Polaris from $67.00 to $48.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Roth Mkm lowered their price target on shares of Polaris from $76.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $50.64.

Polaris Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PII opened at $34.28 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $40.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $55.19. The company has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.49, a PEG ratio of 13.95 and a beta of 1.32. Polaris has a twelve month low of $30.92 and a twelve month high of $90.62.

Polaris Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.67 dividend. This is an increase from Polaris's previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Polaris's payout ratio is presently 136.73%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Polaris by 2.9% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 14,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 396 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its position in Polaris by 51.8% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 43,977 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,800,000 after acquiring an additional 14,998 shares in the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Polaris by 41.6% in the first quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,038 shares of the company's stock worth $493,000 after acquiring an additional 3,538 shares during the last quarter. RWWM Inc. lifted its position in shares of Polaris by 169.2% during the first quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 2,395,049 shares of the company's stock worth $98,053,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505,351 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Polaris during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 88.06% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Polaris Company Profile

Polaris Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Off-Road, On-Road, and Marine. The company offers off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles; military and commercial ORVs; snowmobiles; motorcycles; and moto-roadsters, quadricycles, and boats.

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