Generac (GNRC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides smart home energy management devices and sensors for heating and cooling system; smart doorbell cameras; and portable and inverter generators; multiple portable battery solutions; manual transfer switches; outdoor power equipment, including trimmers, field and brush mowers, log splitters, stump grinders, chipper shredders, lawn and leaf vacuums, and pressure washers and water pumps; and battery-powered turf care products. In addition, the company offers commercial and industrial products comprising cleaner-burning natural gas fueled generators; light-commercial standby generators and related transfer switches; stationary generators; single-engine industrial generators; industrial standby generators; industrial transfer switches; light towers, mobile generators, commercial mobile pumps, heaters, dust-suppression equipment, and mobile energy storage systems; stationary energy storage system and related inverter products; and aftermarket service parts and product accessories. The company distributes its products through independent residential dealers, industrial distributors and dealers, national and regional retailers, e-commerce partners, electrical/HVAC/solar wholesalers, solar installers, catalogs, equipment rental companies, and other equipment distributors; and directly to end users. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $186.53 to $195.42
• 50-Day Range: $120.53 to $195.00
• 52-Week Range: $99.50 to $197.18
• Volume: 2.06 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.44 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.15
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $174.28
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Generac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Generac scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 180 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Generac has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Generac has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Generac are expected to grow by 11.63% in the coming year, from $8.00 to $8.93 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Generac is 32.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Generac is 32.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.22.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Generac has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Generac has a P/B Ratio of 4.44. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.71% of the float of Generac has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Generac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Generac has recently decreased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Generac does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Generac does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.45

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.71% of the float of Generac has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Generac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Generac has recently decreased by 5.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Generac has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Generac this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for GNRC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Generac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 120% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Generac insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $712,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.70% of the stock of Generac is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.04% of the stock of Generac is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GNRC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GNRC shares performed this year?

Generac's stock was trading at $155.05 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GNRC stock has increased by 24.8% and is now trading at $193.57.

How were Generac's earnings last quarter?

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.32. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Generac have any subsidiaries?

Generac subsidiaries include these companies: ENBALA Power Networks, Pika Energy Inc., Neurio Technology ULC, Selmec Industrial Equipment, Motortech GmbH, Tower Light, Captiva Energy Solutions Private Limited, and others.

Who are Generac's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Generac include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.99%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.98%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.73%) and Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.40%). Insiders that own company stock include Aaron Jagdfeld, York A Ragen, Patrick John Forsythe, Erik Wilde, Rajendra Kumar Kanuru, Robert D Dixon and Nam Tran Nguyen.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Generac?

Shares of GNRC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Generac own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Generac investors own include IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Applied Materials (AMAT), ASML (ASML), HubSpot (HUBS) and CrowdStrike (CRWD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - GENL INDL
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GNRC
• CIK: 1474735
• Web: www.generac.com
• Phone: (262) 544-4811
• Fax: 302-636-5454
• Employees: 9,239
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Generac: $174.28
• High Price Target: $220.00
• Low Price Target: $127.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.20
• P/E Growth: 1.76
• Net Income: $325.26 million
• Net Margins: 7.91%
• Pretax Margin: 9.99%
• Return on Equity: 19.14%
• Return on Assets: 9.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.50
• Current Ratio: 2.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.66
• Cash Flow: $10.25 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.88
• Book Value: $43.59 per share
• Price / Book: 4.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,080,000
• Free Float: 57,487,000
• Market Cap: $11.44 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.67