Polaris (NYSE:PII) & Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) Critical Analysis

Fly-E Group (NASDAQ:FLYE) and Polaris (NYSE:PII) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.1% of Polaris shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Fly-E Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Polaris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Fly-E Group and Polaris’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fly-E Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polaris	-2.17%	3.89%	0.87%

Volatility and Risk

Fly-E Group has a beta of -1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 265% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fly-E Group and Polaris”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fly-E Group	$25.43 million	0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
Polaris	$6.99 billion	0.54	$110.80 million	($2.65)	-25.50

Polaris has higher revenue and earnings than Fly-E Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Fly-E Group and Polaris, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fly-E Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Polaris	1	12	1	1	2.13

Polaris has a consensus target price of $53.64, suggesting a potential downside of 20.63%. Given Polaris’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Polaris is more favorable than Fly-E Group.

Summary

Polaris beats Fly-E Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fly-E Group

Fly-E Group, Inc. engages in the designing, installing, and selling of smart electric motorcycles (e-motorcycles), electric bikes, electric scooters, and related accessories under the Fly E-Bike brand in the United States and Canada. It offers e-mopeds, e-motorcycles, e-tricycles, e-bikes, and e-scooters; and traditional bikes. The company also provides accessories and spare parts, including raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, locks, and branded apparel; and upgrade components for wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. It also operates retail stores; and offers repair, maintenance, bodywork, and other value added services. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Flushing, New York.

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.