Polaris Inc. (PII) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $63.98: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality.
Polaris designs, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles (ORVs, snowmobiles, boats, moto-roadsters) and aftermarket PG&A through ~2,400 NA dealers and international distributors. Revenue comes from vehicle sales and PG&A across Off Road, On Road, and Marine segments;... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $63.98: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 69d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Polaris Inc.
Latest news
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Polaris, Lowers Price Target to $69 — benzinga May 19, 2026 negative
- Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Polaris, Raises Price Target to $70 — benzinga Apr 30, 2026 neutral
- Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Polaris, Raises Price Target to $60 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 positive
- Baird Maintains Neutral on Polaris, Raises Price Target to $70 — benzinga Apr 29, 2026 positive
- Polaris Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga Apr 28, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-01Item 5.02LOWAt the 2026 Annual Meeting on April 30, 2026, stockholders approved amendment to the 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan adding 4,580,000 shares (to 8,905,000 total). Routine equity plan increase; no officer departures.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $63.98: Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 18%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.33; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 44 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $59.50. Score 4.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $68.04 (+6.3% upside). Prior stop was $59.50. Stop-loss: $59.50.
Target reached (-4.3% upside); Quality below floor (1.7 < 4.0).
Polaris Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 20.4). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover PII with a consensus score of 3.4/5. Average price target: $68.
What does Polaris Inc. do?Polaris designs, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles (ORVs, snowmobiles, boats, moto-roadsters) and...
Polaris designs, manufactures, and markets powersports vehicles (ORVs, snowmobiles, boats, moto-roadsters) and aftermarket PG&A through ~2,400 NA dealers and international distributors. Revenue comes from vehicle sales and PG&A across Off Road, On Road, and Marine segments; Indian Motorcycle was separated in Q1 2026, and the company had ~14,500 employees globally as of December 31, 2025.