Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of Polaris Q2 Earnings

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Polaris in a report issued on Friday, January 24th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.83. The consensus estimate for Polaris’ current full-year earnings is $3.22 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.22 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.01 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Polaris from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Polaris from $82.00 to $73.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Polaris from $76.00 to $60.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. DA Davidson lowered their price objective on shares of Polaris from $84.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Polaris from $73.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $73.45.

Polaris Price Performance

Polaris stock opened at $53.80 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.03, a PEG ratio of 6.05 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $60.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $72.84. Polaris has a 12-month low of $52.62 and a 12-month high of $100.91.

Institutional Trading of Polaris

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Polaris by 3.2% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,262,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,371,000 after acquiring an additional 69,844 shares in the last quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Polaris by 0.7% in the third quarter. Confluence Investment Management LLC now owns 1,039,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,516,000 after buying an additional 6,724 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Polaris by 44.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 555,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,232,000 after acquiring an additional 171,366 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Polaris by 12.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 290,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,706,000 after acquiring an additional 31,081 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP raised its position in Polaris by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 229,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,109,000 after purchasing an additional 20,695 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.06% of the company’s stock.

Polaris Company Profile

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.