Brokers Issue Forecasts for Polaris’ Q2 Earnings (NYSE:PII)

Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Polaris in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $57.00 price target 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 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.16 EPS.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.84 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.68 billion. Polaris had a positive return on equity of 3.89% and a negative net margin of 2.17%.The business’s revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. Polaris has set its FY 2025 guidance at -0.050–0.050 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.050-0.050 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on PII. Wall Street Zen upgraded Polaris from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Polaris from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Polaris in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Polaris from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Polaris in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $54.91.

Polaris Stock Down 0.5%

PII stock opened at $65.78 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $61.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.11. The company has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.82 and a beta of 1.08. Polaris has a twelve month low of $30.92 and a twelve month high of $75.25.

Institutional Trading of Polaris

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Polaris during the third quarter worth $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Polaris by 371.4% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 693 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 546 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management acquired a new stake in Polaris in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Polaris in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its position in shares of Polaris by 218.0% during the 2nd quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 728 shares in the last quarter. 88.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Polaris Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%. Polaris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -101.13%.

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.