Deutsche Bank AG Buys 20,320 Shares of Polaris Inc. $PII

Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Polaris Inc. (NYSE:PII) by 305.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,982 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,320 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG’s holdings in Polaris were worth $1,105,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in PII. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Polaris during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of Polaris by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 996 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in shares of Polaris by 191.1% during the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 797 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in shares of Polaris by 7,462.5% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 1,194 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.06% of the company’s stock.

Polaris Stock Up 7.4%

PII stock opened at $57.2440 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -30.45 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $48.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.99. Polaris Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $30.92 and a fifty-two week high of $87.83.

Polaris (NYSE:PII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.73 billion. Polaris had a positive return on equity of 5.16% and a negative net margin of 1.57%.The company’s quarterly revenue was down 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.38 EPS. Polaris has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Polaris Inc. will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current year.

Polaris Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. Polaris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -142.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on PII. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Polaris from $46.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Polaris from $31.00 to $29.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup reiterated a “sell” rating and set a $27.00 price objective (up previously from $23.00) on shares of Polaris in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Roth Capital increased their price target on Polaris from $32.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Polaris from $34.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $48.33.

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.