FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Generac Issued By William Blair

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair cut their FY2026 earnings estimates for Generac in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 1st. William Blair analyst B. Drab now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $8.78 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $8.86. The consensus estimate for Generac's current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.27. Generac had a return on equity of 18.17% and a net margin of 7.36%. The company had revenue of $942.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $921.78 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. Generac's quarterly revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on GNRC. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Generac from $175.00 to $155.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Generac from $165.00 to $128.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup upgraded shares of Generac from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $162.00 to $138.00 in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $167.20.

Generac Price Performance

NYSE GNRC traded down $2.75 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $113.85. The company's stock had a trading volume of 597,548 shares, compared to its average volume of 847,727. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.97. The stock has a market cap of $6.79 billion, a PE ratio of 21.08, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.73. The company's 50-day moving average is $121.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $149.12. Generac has a fifty-two week low of $99.50 and a fifty-two week high of $195.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Generac in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,150,000. PFG Advisors boosted its holdings in Generac by 42.6% in the first quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 3,596 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $455,000 after purchasing an additional 1,074 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its stake in Generac by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 5,167 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Generac in the first quarter worth $243,000. Finally, Formidable Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Generac by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Formidable Asset Management LLC now owns 2,885 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. 84.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Generac Company 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.