Polaris (PII) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PII or DOOO?

Polaris received 498 more outperform votes than BRP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.78% of users gave Polaris an outperform vote while only 56.42% of users gave BRP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polaris	Outperform Votes 643 60.78%	Underperform Votes 415 39.22%
BRP	Outperform Votes 145 56.42%	Underperform Votes 112 43.58%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PII or DOOO?

BRP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Polaris. 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	$8.49B	0.56	$502.80M	$6.82	12.39
BRP	$7.68B	0.68	$550.64M	$7.02	9.87

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PII or DOOO?

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

Is PII or DOOO more profitable?

BRP has a net margin of 7.20% compared to Polaris' net margin of 4.63%. BRP's return on equity of 120.39% beat Polaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polaris	4.63%	31.39%	7.58%
BRP	7.20%	120.39%	12.82%

Which has more risk & volatility, PII or DOOO?

Polaris has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BRP has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PII or DOOO?

In the previous week, Polaris had 7 more articles in the media than BRP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Polaris and 2 mentions for BRP. BRP's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Polaris' score of 0.73 indicating that BRP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BRP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PII or DOOO?

Polaris presently has a consensus target price of $100.27, indicating a potential upside of 18.64%. BRP has a consensus target price of $111.75, indicating a potential upside of 61.26%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than Polaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polaris	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is PII or DOOO a better dividend stock?

Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Polaris pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRP pays out 8.8% 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.

Summary

BRP beats Polaris on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.