BRP (DOOO) Competitors

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

Is DOOO or PII more profitable?

BRP has a net margin of 5.87% compared to Polaris' net margin of 4.63%. BRP's return on equity of 101.72% beat Polaris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	5.87%	101.72%	11.16%
Polaris	4.63%	31.39%	7.58%

Does the media prefer DOOO or PII?

In the previous week, BRP had 4 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BRP and 10 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat BRP's score of 0.47 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRP	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Polaris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend DOOO or PII?

BRP presently has a consensus price target of $110.50, suggesting a potential upside of 76.60%. Polaris has a consensus price target of $100.27, suggesting a potential upside of 28.90%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than Polaris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Polaris	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOOO or PII?

BRP has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
BRP	$7.68B	0.61	$550.64M	$5.53	11.31
Polaris	$8.93B	0.49	$502.80M	$6.82	11.41

Is DOOO or PII a better dividend stock?

BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Polaris pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. BRP pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polaris pays out 38.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOOO or PII?

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 56.20% of users gave BRP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BRP	Outperform Votes 145 56.20%	Underperform Votes 113 43.80%
Polaris	Outperform Votes 643 60.78%	Underperform Votes 415 39.22%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DOOO or PII?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DOOO or PII?

BRP has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polaris has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BRP beats Polaris on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.