Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR) Competitors

Polaris (NYSE:PII) and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PII or RGR?

Polaris received 328 more outperform votes than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.99% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 59.29% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polaris	Outperform Votes 654 59.29%	Underperform Votes 449 40.71%
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	Outperform Votes 326 65.99%	Underperform Votes 168 34.01%

Does the media refer more to PII or RGR?

In the previous week, Polaris had 10 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Polaris and 3 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Polaris' score of -0.03 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is PII or RGR a better dividend stock?

Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polaris has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Polaris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer PII or RGR?

Polaris currently has a consensus price target of $59.83, suggesting a potential upside of 43.86%. Given Polaris' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Polaris is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..

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
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has more risk and volatility, PII or RGR?

Polaris has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PII or RGR?

88.1% of Polaris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Polaris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PII or RGR more profitable?

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 5.70% compared to Polaris' net margin of 1.54%. Polaris' return on equity of 13.78% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polaris	1.54%	13.78%	3.30%
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	5.70%	9.49%	8.04%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PII or RGR?

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Polaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., 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	0.33	$110.80M	$1.96	21.22
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.	$535.64M	1.23	$48.22M	$1.77	22.24

Summary

Polaris beats Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.