What is Roth Capital's Forecast for Generac Q2 Earnings?

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Generac in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 22nd. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings of $1.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.45. Roth Capital has a "Neutral" rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Generac's current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Generac's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.90 EPS.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last issued its 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. Generac had a net margin of 7.68% and a return on equity of 18.90%. The business had revenue of $942.12 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $921.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on GNRC. TD Securities lowered their target price on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Generac from $164.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Generac from $165.00 to $128.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Generac from $205.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $164.58.

Generac Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Generac stock traded up $0.60 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $153.52. The company had a trading volume of 524,439 shares, compared to its average volume of 882,988. The company's 50-day moving average is $135.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $134.18. Generac has a twelve month low of $99.50 and a twelve month high of $195.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $9.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.72.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Generac

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in Generac by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 6,456 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc increased its holdings in Generac by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Pine Haven Investment Counsel Inc now owns 2,861 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $410,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Generac by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 17,004 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,636,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its holdings in Generac by 81.1% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 172 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alaethes Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Generac by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 11,721 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.04% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.40, for a total value of $712,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 562,966 shares in the company, valued at $80,166,358.40. This trade represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.