Polar Capital (POLR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Polar Capital Holdings plc is a publicly owned specialist, investment-led, active fund manager. The firm provides its services to professional and institutional investors. It launches and manages equity and balanced mutual funds. The firm also launches and manages hedge funds for its clients. Polar Capital Holdings plc was founded in 2001 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 742 to 758
• 50-Day Range: 591 to 767
• 52-Week Range: 400.06 to 775
• Volume: 600,221 shs
• Average Volume: 463,229 shs
• Market Capitalization: £705.08 million
• P/E Ratio: 18.60
• Dividend Yield: 6.13%
• Price Target: GBX 781.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Polar Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Polar Capital scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Polar Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Polar Capital is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Polar Capital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Polar Capital is 18.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Polar Capital is 18.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Polar Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.79. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Polar Capital has a P/B Ratio of 5.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for POLR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Polar Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Polar Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Polar Capital is 115.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Polar Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.40. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Polar Capital this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Polar Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £62,156.65 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.94% of the stock of Polar Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

32.05% of the stock of Polar Capital is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/25/2025
• Today: 5/12/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:POLR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.polarcapital.co.uk
• Phone: +44-20-72272700
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 135
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Polar Capital: GBX 781.67
• High Price Target: GBX 1,050
• Low Price Target: GBX 625
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.50
• P/E Growth: 0.79
• Net Income: £41.05 million
• Net Margins: 16.62%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 30.00%
• Return on Assets: 14.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.81
• Quick Ratio: 2.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £222.94 million
• Price / Sales: 3.16
• Cash Flow: GBX 277.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.68
• Book Value: GBX 127.92 per share
• Price / Book: 5.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 94,769,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £705.08 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.90