Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Polaris Earnings

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) – Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Polaris in a research report issued on Monday, May 5th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will earn ($0.13) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.44. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Polaris’ current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris’ Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.60) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.69) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.06 EPS.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.90) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.91) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. Polaris had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 13.78%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Polaris from $54.00 to $34.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Citigroup lowered Polaris from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $49.00 to $33.00 in a report on Thursday, March 20th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Polaris from $67.00 to $48.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. StockNews.com cut shares of Polaris from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Polaris from $55.00 to $30.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Polaris currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $45.36.

Polaris Stock Performance

PII stock opened at $36.34 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $37.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.26. Polaris has a 52 week low of $30.92 and a 52 week high of $90.62. The stock has a market cap of $2.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54, a P/E/G ratio of 13.95 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 1.15.

Polaris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.37%. Polaris’s dividend payout ratio is currently 372.22%.

Institutional Trading of Polaris

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital World Investors raised its stake in shares of Polaris by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,156,285 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,725,000 after buying an additional 388,050 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Polaris by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,642,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,119,000 after purchasing an additional 39,858 shares in the last quarter. Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Polaris by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd. now owns 2,775,331 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,914,000 after buying an additional 69,766 shares in the last quarter. RWWM Inc. lifted its position in shares of Polaris by 169.2% during the 1st quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 2,395,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,053,000 after buying an additional 1,505,351 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Polaris by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,284,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,609,000 after buying an additional 21,087 shares in the last quarter. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.