BRP (DOOO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer DOOO or PII?

In the previous week, BRP had 2 more articles in the media than Polaris. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BRP and 9 mentions for Polaris. Polaris' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat BRP's score of 0.39 indicating that Polaris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BRP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Polaris	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, DOOO or PII?

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

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.

Which has higher earnings & 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	0.60	$550.64M	$5.53	11.07
Polaris	$8.49B	0.51	$502.80M	$6.82	11.25

Do insiders & institutionals 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 analysts recommend DOOO or PII?

BRP currently has a consensus price target of $110.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.50%. Polaris has a consensus price target of $100.27, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given BRP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly 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

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%

Summary

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