Polaris (PII) Competitors

Polaris (NYSE:PII) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, PII or HAS?

Polaris has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PII or HAS?

Polaris currently has a consensus target price of $50.64, suggesting a potential upside of 53.77%. Hasbro has a consensus target price of $80.22, suggesting a potential upside of 52.83%. Given Polaris' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polaris is more favorable than Hasbro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polaris	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is PII or HAS more profitable?

Hasbro has a net margin of 9.32% compared to Polaris' net margin of 1.54%. Hasbro's return on equity of 47.93% beat Polaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polaris	1.54%	13.78%	3.30%
Hasbro	9.32%	47.93%	8.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PII or HAS?

Polaris received 10 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.08% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote while only 58.28% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polaris	Outperform Votes 654 59.08%	Underperform Votes 453 40.92%
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 644 58.28%	Underperform Votes 461 41.72%

Is PII or HAS a better dividend stock?

Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Polaris pays out 136.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hasbro pays out 101.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polaris has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Polaris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PII or HAS?

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than Hasbro. Polaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hasbro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polaris	$7.18B	0.26	$110.80M	$1.96	16.80
Hasbro	$4.14B	1.78	-$1.49B	$2.75	19.09

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PII or HAS?

88.1% of Polaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Polaris shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PII or HAS?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 23 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Hasbro and 15 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Hasbro's score of 0.67 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polaris	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hasbro	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hasbro beats Polaris on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.