Polaris (PII) Competitors

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) and Polaris (NYSE:PII) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HAS or PII?

Polaris received 10 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.13% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 640 58.23%	Underperform Votes 459 41.77%
Polaris	Outperform Votes 650 60.13%	Underperform Votes 431 39.87%

Does the media prefer HAS or PII?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 26 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Hasbro and 7 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Hasbro's score of 0.14 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hasbro	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	21 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Polaris	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HAS or PII?

Hasbro has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Polaris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Polaris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HAS or PII?

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than Hasbro. Hasbro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polaris, 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
Hasbro	$5.00B	1.73	-$1.49B	-$4.64	-13.41
Polaris	$8.93B	0.42	$502.80M	$3.58	18.66

Do analysts rate HAS or PII?

Hasbro presently has a consensus target price of $80.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.67%. Polaris has a consensus target price of $87.09, indicating a potential upside of 30.34%. 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
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Polaris	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Is HAS or PII more profitable?

Polaris has a net margin of 2.64% compared to Hasbro's net margin of -14.83%. Hasbro's return on equity of 47.91% beat Polaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hasbro	-14.83%	47.91%	8.21%
Polaris	2.64%	17.92%	4.39%

Is HAS or PII a better dividend stock?

Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Hasbro pays out -60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polaris pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Polaris has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Hasbro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Polaris beats Hasbro on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.