What is Roth Capital's Forecast for Polaris Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Roth Capital has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Polaris to a loss of ($0.01), significantly improving from a previous estimate of ($0.60), while maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $41.00.
• Shares of Polaris traded up by 1.2% to $50.22, with an average target price from analysts at $45.58 and a consensus rating of "Hold".
• Polaris recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.67, leading to an annualized dividend yield of 5.34%, despite a high dividend payout ratio of 372.22%.

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Polaris in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.60). Roth Capital currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $41.00 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.48) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Polaris (NYSE:PII - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported ($0.90) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.91) by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. Polaris had a return on equity of 9.26% and a net margin of 0.58%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on PII. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Polaris from $31.00 to $29.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Polaris from $55.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Baird R W lowered Polaris from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "sell" rating and issued a $27.00 target price (up from $23.00) on shares of Polaris in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Polaris from $38.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $45.58.

Polaris Stock Performance

Shares of PII stock traded up $0.61 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $50.22. The stock had a trading volume of 1,096,812 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,770,362. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a PE ratio of 69.75 and a beta of 1.05. Polaris has a twelve month low of $30.92 and a twelve month high of $87.83. The stock's 50 day moving average is $43.20 and its 200 day moving average is $42.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.37.

Polaris Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.34%. Polaris's payout ratio is presently 372.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Polaris

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Polaris by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,238 shares of the company's stock worth $302,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its position in Polaris by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 24,904 shares of the company's stock worth $1,435,000 after acquiring an additional 341 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of Polaris by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 5,956 shares of the company's stock valued at $343,000 after buying an additional 288 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Polaris by 32.5% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 995,872 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,382,000 after purchasing an additional 244,252 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Polaris by 52.2% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 13,690 shares of the company's stock worth $789,000 after buying an additional 4,694 shares during the period. 88.06% of the stock is 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.