Poehling Capital Management INC. Has $1.58 Million Holdings in Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC)

Poehling Capital Management INC. trimmed its holdings in shares of Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) by 43.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 10,190 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 7,902 shares during the period. Poehling Capital Management INC.'s holdings in Generac were worth $1,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in Generac in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in Generac in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its position in shares of Generac by 61.7% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in Generac by 203.6% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 252 shares of the technology company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Generac by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the technology company's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. 84.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Generac Stock Up 2.5%

Shares of GNRC traded up $3.10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $126.65. 234,261 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 843,195. The firm has a market cap of $7.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.73. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $119.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $144.16. Generac Holdings Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.50 and a 12-month high of $195.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $942.12 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $921.78 million. Generac had a net margin of 7.36% and a return on equity of 18.17%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on GNRC. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Generac from $165.00 to $128.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. TD Securities reduced their price target on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Generac from $193.00 to $168.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $165.95.

Generac Profile

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.