Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of Polaris Q2 Earnings

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Polaris in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 5th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.13) per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. DA Davidson decreased their price target on Polaris from $69.00 to $60.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Polaris from $31.00 to $29.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Polaris from $55.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Polaris from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on Polaris from $76.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.36.

Polaris Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PII traded down $0.08 on Thursday, reaching $38.81. 861,701 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,148,329. The company has a 50-day moving average of $37.90 and a 200-day moving average of $50.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 13.95 and a beta of 1.05. Polaris has a 1-year low of $30.92 and a 1-year high of $90.62.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in Polaris by 74.0% during the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 35,944 shares of the company's stock worth $2,071,000 after purchasing an additional 15,283 shares in the last quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. boosted its position in Polaris by 14.6% during the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 116,302 shares of the company's stock worth $6,701,000 after purchasing an additional 14,790 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Polaris during the 4th quarter worth $21,776,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its holdings in Polaris by 371.7% in the 4th quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 28,979 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,669,000 after purchasing an additional 22,835 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Polaris in the fourth quarter valued at about $611,000. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Polaris Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.91%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. Polaris's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 372.22%.

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.