Polaris (PII) Competitors

Polaris (NYSE:PII) and BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Is PII or DOOO a better dividend stock?

Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Polaris pays out -142.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRP pays out -153.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Polaris has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and BRP has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Polaris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PII or DOOO?

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than BRP. BRP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polaris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polaris	$7.18B	0.45	$110.80M	-$1.88	-30.60
BRP	$5.44B	0.77	-$154.60M	-$0.41	-139.10

Is PII or DOOO more profitable?

BRP has a net margin of -0.55% compared to Polaris' net margin of -1.57%. BRP's return on equity of 54.71% beat Polaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polaris	-1.57%	5.16%	1.19%
BRP	-0.55%	54.71%	3.88%

Which has more volatility and risk, PII or DOOO?

Polaris has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PII or DOOO?

In the previous week, Polaris had 3 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Polaris and 10 mentions for BRP. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat BRP's score of 0.74 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polaris	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BRP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PII or DOOO?

88.1% of Polaris shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Polaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PII or DOOO?

Polaris presently has a consensus price target of $48.33, indicating a potential downside of 15.98%. BRP has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 24.60%. Given Polaris' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polaris is more favorable than BRP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polaris	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Polaris beats BRP on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.