PII vs. MAT, BC, RGR, JOUT, MPX, JAKK, HAS, VFS, LCID, and HOG
Should you be buying Polaris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polaris include Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Marine Products (MPX), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Hasbro (HAS), VinFast Auto (VFS), Lucid Group (LCID), and Harley-Davidson (HOG).
Polaris vs. Its Competitors
Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) and Polaris (NYSE:PII) are both mid-cap leisure products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Mattel had 3 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Mattel and 9 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Mattel's score of 0.29 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mattel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polaris. Mattel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mattel has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
97.2% of Mattel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Polaris shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Mattel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Polaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mattel has a net margin of 9.82% compared to Polaris' net margin of 0.58%. Mattel's return on equity of 25.80% beat Polaris' return on equity.
Mattel currently has a consensus price target of $24.43, indicating a potential upside of 20.63%. Polaris has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.92%. Given Mattel's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mattel is more favorable than Polaris.
Summary
Mattel beats Polaris on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:PII) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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