Roth Capital Issues Negative Forecast for Polaris Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has significantly lowered its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Polaris Inc. from ($0.01) to ($0.22), maintaining a "Neutral" rating with a price target of $41.00.
• The overall consensus for Polaris' full-year earnings is $1.11 per share, with expectations for Q4 2025 earnings of $0.21 EPS.
• Polaris recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.67, reflecting an annualized dividend yield of 5.1%, despite a negative dividend payout ratio of -142.55%.

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Polaris in a report released on Monday, August 4th. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.22) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.01). 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 $0.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.50) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. 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 research report on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Polaris from $55.00 to $30.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Polaris from $46.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Polaris from $34.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Polaris from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $48.33.

Polaris Price Performance

NYSE PII traded down $0.60 on Wednesday, reaching $51.47. 655,148 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,702,761. Polaris has a 12 month low of $30.92 and a 12 month high of $87.83. The company has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.38 and a beta of 1.04. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $45.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FORA Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Polaris by 521.5% in the 4th quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 17,285 shares of the company's stock worth $996,000 after acquiring an additional 14,504 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Polaris by 162.5% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 10,423 shares of the company's stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 6,453 shares in the last quarter. RWWM Inc. increased its position in shares of Polaris by 377.4% during the 4th quarter. RWWM Inc. now owns 889,698 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,264,000 after purchasing an additional 703,322 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Polaris during the fourth quarter valued at about $21,776,000. Finally, Calton & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Polaris during the first quarter worth about $272,000. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Polaris Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be issued a $0.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. Polaris's payout ratio is presently -142.55%.

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.