Polaris (PII) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PII or HAS?

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

Which has higher 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	0.34	$110.80M	$1.96	21.89
Hasbro	$4.14B	2.08	-$1.49B	$2.75	22.40

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%

Do analysts rate PII or HAS?

Polaris currently has a consensus price target of $59.83, indicating a potential upside of 39.45%. Hasbro has a consensus price target of $80.22, indicating a potential upside of 30.23%. Given Polaris' higher probable upside, equities 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PII or HAS?

Polaris received 11 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.29% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polaris	Outperform Votes 654 59.29%	Underperform Votes 449 40.71%
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 643 58.30%	Underperform Votes 460 41.70%

Is PII or HAS a better dividend stock?

Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 more risk & volatility, PII or HAS?

Polaris has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PII or HAS?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 6 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hasbro and 17 mentions for Polaris. Hasbro's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Polaris' score of -0.03 indicating that Hasbro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hasbro	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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