Analysts Issue Forecasts for Polaris’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:PII)

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) – Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Polaris in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.95) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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%.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on PII. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Polaris from $57.00 to $53.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Roth Mkm reduced their price target on shares of Polaris from $76.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Polaris from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Polaris from $84.00 to $72.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on Polaris from $65.00 to $54.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $67.82.

Polaris Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of Polaris stock opened at $47.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of 24.33, a P/E/G ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $59.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 1.15. Polaris has a 52-week low of $47.53 and a 52-week high of $100.91.

Polaris Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.62%. This is a positive change from Polaris’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Polaris’s payout ratio is presently 134.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kiltearn Partners LLP lifted its position in Polaris by 147.9% in the 3rd quarter. Kiltearn Partners LLP now owns 154,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,877,000 after buying an additional 92,300 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Polaris by 22.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 133,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,126,000 after acquiring an additional 24,103 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its position in Polaris by 545.1% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 26,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,231,000 after purchasing an additional 22,648 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in Polaris by 167.1% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 43,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,643,000 after purchasing an additional 27,375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its position in Polaris by 8,867.5% during the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 63,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,322,000 after buying an additional 63,225 shares during the period. 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.