NYSE:GNRC - Generac Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Generac trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GNRC."

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 14th. The technology company reported $1.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.03. The technology company earned $563.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $552.69 million. Generac had a net margin of 11.71% and a return on equity of 46.48%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.39 earnings per share. View Generac's Earnings History.

Generac is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Generac.

Generac updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 14th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.084-2.165 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.04 billion.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Generac's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect Generac's share price to reach $57.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Generac.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Generac in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Generac.

News stories about GNRC stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Generac earned a media sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Generac include Regal Beloit (RBC), XT Energy Group (XTNY), Franklin Electric (FELE), Aggreko (ARGKF) and American Superconductor (AMSC).

Generac's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.80%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.65%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.38%), Investec Asset Management LTD (2.28%), Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.51%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.36%). Company insiders that own Generac stock include Aaron Jagdfeld, Patrick John Forsythe, Russell S Minick and York A Ragen. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Generac.

GNRC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Impax Asset Management Group plc, Bank of Montreal Can, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Bernzott Capital Advisors, First Trust Advisors LP, Mairs & Power INC and Mackenzie Financial Corp. Company insiders that have sold Generac company stock in the last year include Aaron Jagdfeld, Patrick John Forsythe, Russell S Minick and York A Ragen. View Insider Buying and Selling for Generac.

GNRC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, RK Capital Management LLC, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Boston Partners, Timpani Capital Management LLC and ClariVest Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Generac.

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

One share of GNRC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.85.

Generac has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion and generates $2.02 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $238.26 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.70 on an earnings per share basis. Generac employs 4,556 workers across the globe.

The official website for Generac is http://www.generac.com.

Generac's mailing address is S45 W29290 HWY 59, WAUKESHA WI, 53189. The technology company can be reached via phone at 262-544-4811 or via email at [email protected]