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) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 14th. The technology company reported $1.42 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 return on equity of 44.15% and a net margin of 11.71%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.39 EPS. 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 (EPS) 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 twelve-month target prices for Generac's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect Generac's stock price to reach $57.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 15.6% 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 articles about GNRC stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Generac earned a coverage optimism score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Generac's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.80%), FMR LLC (4.38%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.65%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.38%), Investec Asset Management LTD (2.28%) and Impax Asset Management Group plc (1.51%). 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 FMR LLC, Impax Asset Management Group plc, Bank of Montreal Can, American Century Companies Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Bernzott Capital Advisors and First Trust Advisors LP. 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, Norges Bank, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, RK Capital Management LLC, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Boston Partners and Timpani Capital 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 $49.58.

Generac has a market capitalization of $3.08 billion and generates $2.02 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $220.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.70 on an earnings per share basis. Generac employs 5,664 workers across the globe.

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

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