Roth Capital Weighs in on Generac's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Generac in a report issued on Thursday, May 1st. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.45 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.61. 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 $2.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.05 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on GNRC. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on Generac from $171.00 to $127.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Generac from $193.00 to $168.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Generac in a report on Monday, March 24th. They set a "buy" rating and a $182.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Generac from $200.00 to $195.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Nine 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 company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $166.14.

Generac Price Performance

Generac stock opened at $112.74 on Friday. Generac has a 52-week low of $99.50 and a 52-week high of $195.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.88, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $122.56 and a 200-day moving average of $150.16.

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

Insider Activity at Generac

In other Generac news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.15, for a total value of $725,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 565,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at $82,129,498.75. This represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Generac

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in GNRC. MQS Management LLC bought a new stake in Generac in the first quarter worth approximately $259,000. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC grew its holdings in Generac by 1.8% during the first quarter. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC now owns 245,385 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $31,078,000 after purchasing an additional 4,271 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Generac by 54.3% in the first quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 2,080 shares of the technology company's stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 732 shares during the last quarter. Laurus Global Equity Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Generac in the first quarter valued at about $2,704,000. Finally, Harmony Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Generac by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Harmony Asset Management LLC now owns 11,625 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,472,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.04% of the company's stock.

About Generac

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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