Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) Receives $48.33 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $49.1667.

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Polaris from $45.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Polaris from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Polaris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $27.00 price target (up from $23.00) on shares of Polaris in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Polaris from $46.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Polaris

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PII. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its position in Polaris by 371.4% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 693 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 546 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in Polaris by 114.1% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 805 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the period. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Polaris during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Polaris in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Polaris by 46.9% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Polaris Stock Performance

NYSE:PII opened at $59.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. Polaris has a 1 year low of $30.92 and a 1 year high of $86.51. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a PE ratio of -31.39 and a beta of 1.08.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $1.85 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. Polaris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Polaris will post 1.11 EPS for the current year.

Polaris Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. Polaris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -142.55%.

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.