PII vs. HAS, MAT, BC, RGR, JOUT, MPX, JAKK, DOOO, ADSE, and SERV
Should you be buying Polaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polaris include Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Marine Products (MPX), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), BRP (DOOO), ADS-TEC Energy (ADSE), and Serve Robotics (SERV).
Polaris vs.
Polaris (NYSE:PII) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
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.
Polaris currently has a consensus price target of $79.60, indicating a potential upside of 43.50%. Hasbro has a consensus price target of $80.11, indicating a potential upside of 39.71%. Given Polaris' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Polaris is more favorable than Hasbro.
In the previous week, Hasbro had 13 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Hasbro and 16 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Hasbro's score of 0.20 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Polaris pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hasbro pays out -60.3% 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Hasbro is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Polaris has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Polaris received 11 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.82% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.
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.
Summary
Polaris beats Hasbro on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PII) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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