Roth Capital Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Polaris

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Polaris in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.95) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Polaris’ current full-year earnings is $1.14 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.93 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Polaris from $65.00 to $54.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $60.00 target price (down from $81.00) on shares of Polaris in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Polaris from $84.00 to $72.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 30th. DA Davidson reduced their target price on shares of Polaris from $69.00 to $60.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, KeyCorp lowered shares of Polaris from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Polaris has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $67.82.

Polaris Stock Up 0.3 %

Polaris stock opened at $48.95 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.97, a PEG ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 1.53. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 0.32. Polaris has a fifty-two week low of $48.44 and a fifty-two week high of $100.91.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. Polaris had a return on equity of 13.78% and a net margin of 1.54%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Polaris by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 143,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,271,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Planning Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Polaris in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $235,000. Hidden Cove Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Polaris during the 4th quarter valued at $432,000. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Polaris by 130.4% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 94,404 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,440,000 after purchasing an additional 53,438 shares during the period. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Polaris during the 4th quarter worth $1,318,000. Institutional investors own 88.06% of the company’s stock.

Polaris Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a $0.67 dividend. This is a boost from Polaris’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.48%. Polaris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 134.69%.

About Polaris

Polaris Inc designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Off-Road, On-Road, and Marine. The company offers off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles; military and commercial ORVs; snowmobiles; motorcycles; and moto-roadsters, quadricycles, and boats.