Fiduciary Alliance LLC cut its holdings in Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) by 76.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,170 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 7,090 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC's holdings in Generac were worth $275,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Generac during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new position in Generac during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in Generac by 61.7% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the technology company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management lifted its stake in Generac by 203.6% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 252 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Generac by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.04% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GNRC shares. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Generac from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Citigroup upgraded Generac from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $162.00 to $138.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Generac in a research note on Monday, March 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $182.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $180.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Generac currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $168.37.
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Generac Price Performance
GNRC stock traded up $2.75 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $129.08. The company had a trading volume of 538,049 shares, compared to its average volume of 860,765. Generac Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.50 and a 1-year high of $195.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $118.14 and a 200-day moving average price of $141.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The company has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.73.
Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $942.12 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $921.78 million. Generac had a net margin of 7.36% and a return on equity of 18.17%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.88 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current year.
Generac Company Profile
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Generac Holdings Inc designs, manufactures, and distributes various energy technology products and solution worldwide. The company offers residential automatic standby generators, automatic transfer switch, air-cooled engine residential standby generators, and liquid-cooled engine generators; Mobile Link, a remote monitoring system for home standby generators; residential storage solution, which consists of a system of batteries, an inverter, photovoltaic optimizers, power electronic controls, and other components; smart home solutions, such as smart thermostats and a suite of home monitoring products.
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