Roth Capital Issues Positive Estimate for Polaris Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised its earnings per share estimate for Polaris for Q3 2025 from a loss of $0.22 to a profit of $0.38.
• Polaris has a current target price of $54.00 by Roth Capital, while the consensus target price is $53.42.
• The stock recently traded down 5.8%, opening at $65.86, with a market capitalization of $3.70 billion.

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Polaris in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.38 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.22). Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $54.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Polaris' current full-year earnings is $1.11 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Polaris' FY2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Polaris from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research downgraded Polaris from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. UBS Group upped their target price on Polaris from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Polaris in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $52.00 price objective (up from $33.00) on shares of Polaris in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $53.42.

Polaris Trading Down 5.8%

Shares of NYSE:PII opened at $65.86 on Thursday. Polaris has a 12-month low of $30.92 and a 12-month high of $84.08. The company has a market capitalization of $3.70 billion, a PE ratio of -35.03 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17.

Polaris (NYSE:PII - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.35. Polaris had a positive return on equity of 5.16% and a negative net margin of 1.57%.The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.38 earnings per share. The company's revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Polaris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Polaris Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Polaris's dividend payout ratio is currently -142.55%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Polaris

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PII. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Polaris in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Polaris by 371.4% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 693 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. EMC Capital Management acquired a new stake in Polaris in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Polaris by 46.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 996 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Polaris by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 998 shares of the company's stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.

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