Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Polaris Q1 Earnings

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Polaris in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.95) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Polaris' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris' Q2 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on PII. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Polaris from $65.00 to $54.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Polaris from $67.00 to $48.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on Polaris from $69.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on Polaris from $76.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "equal weight" rating and issued a $60.00 price objective (down from $81.00) on shares of Polaris in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.17.

Polaris Stock Up 4.9 %

PII traded up $2.14 on Friday, reaching $45.84. 1,641,570 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,896,830. The company has a market cap of $2.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.42, a PEG ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.39. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $58.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.43. Polaris has a 52-week low of $43.20 and a 52-week high of $100.91.

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

Polaris Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This is a boost from Polaris's previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.85%. Polaris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 134.69%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kiltearn Partners LLP increased its holdings in shares of Polaris by 147.9% during the third quarter. Kiltearn Partners LLP now owns 154,700 shares of the company's stock worth $12,877,000 after buying an additional 92,300 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Polaris by 22.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 133,665 shares of the company's stock worth $11,126,000 after purchasing an additional 24,103 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its stake in shares of Polaris by 545.1% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 26,803 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,231,000 after buying an additional 22,648 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Polaris by 167.1% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 43,762 shares of the company's stock worth $3,643,000 after buying an additional 27,375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in Polaris by 8,867.5% during the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 63,938 shares of the company's stock worth $5,322,000 after acquiring an additional 63,225 shares during the last quarter. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Polaris

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.