Analyzing Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI) and Polaris (NYSE:PII)

Bollinger Innovations (NASDAQ:BINI) and Polaris (NYSE:PII) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Bollinger Innovations has a beta of -1.03, suggesting that its share price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.7% of Bollinger Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Polaris shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Bollinger Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Polaris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bollinger Innovations and Polaris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bollinger Innovations	-5,005.77%	-2,736.27%	-318.48%
Polaris	-1.57%	5.16%	1.19%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bollinger Innovations and Polaris”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bollinger Innovations	$1.09 million	1.77	-$457.06 million	N/A	N/A
Polaris	$6.87 billion	0.47	$110.80 million	($1.88)	-30.45

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than Bollinger Innovations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Bollinger Innovations and Polaris, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bollinger Innovations	0	0	0	0	0.00
Polaris	1	11	1	0	2.00

Polaris has a consensus target price of $48.3333, indicating a potential downside of 15.57%. Given Polaris’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polaris is more favorable than Bollinger Innovations.

Summary

Polaris beats Bollinger Innovations on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bollinger Innovations

Mullen Automotive, Inc., an electric vehicle company, manufactures, sells, and distributes electric vehicles. Its products include passenger electric vehicles and commercial vehicles; and provides solid-state polymer battery technology. The company is headquartered in Brea, California.

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. It also provides ORV accessories comprising winches, bumper/brushguards, plows, racks, wheels and tires, pull-behinds, cab systems, lighting and audio systems, cargo box accessories, tracks, and oil; snowmobile accessories, which include covers, traction products, reverse kits, electric starters, tracks, bags, windshields, oil, and lubricants; and motorcycle accessories, such as saddle bags, handlebars, backrests, exhausts, windshields, seats, oil, and various chrome accessories. In addition, the company offers light duty hauling and passenger vehicles; gear and apparel, such as helmets, goggles, jackets, gloves, boots, bibs, hats, pants, and leathers; and pontoon and deck boats. The company provides its products through dealers and distributors, and online; and retail and e-commerce marketplaces. The company was formerly known as Polaris Industries Inc. Polaris Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Medina, Minnesota.