NYSE:GNRCGenerac Stock Price, Forecast & News

Generac's stock was trading at $102.08 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GNRC shares have increased by 61.2% and is now trading at $164.57.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Generac in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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Generac is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 29th 2020.
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Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.92 by $0.48. The technology company had revenue of $546.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $476.86 million. Generac had a net margin of 11.55% and a return on equity of 32.25%. The firm's revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.20 EPS.
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Generac updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 30th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3142-2.38032 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.1 billion.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Generac's shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $200.00. On average, they expect Generac's share price to reach $142.20 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.6%.
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News articles about GNRC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Generac earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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Generac saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,410,000 shares, a decrease of 8.6% from the June 15th total of 3,730,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 719,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.7 days. Currently, 5.5% of the company's shares are sold short.
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Generac trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GNRC."

Generac's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC (15.22%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (1.58%), Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS (0.37%), Redwood Investments LLC (0.35%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.34%) and Scout Investments Inc. (0.34%). Company insiders that own Generac stock include Aaron Jagdfeld, Erik Wilde, Patrick John Forsythe, Russell S Minick and York A Ragen.
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GNRC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Emerald Advisers LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Foundry Partners LLC, and Mackay Shields LLC. Company insiders that have sold Generac company stock in the last year include Aaron Jagdfeld, Erik Wilde, Patrick John Forsythe, Russell S Minick, and York A Ragen.
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GNRC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Copper Rock Capital Partners LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co., Calamos Advisors LLC, and Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GNRC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $164.57.

Generac has a market capitalization of $10.32 billion and generates $2.20 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $252.01 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.06 on an earnings per share basis. Generac employs 5,689 workers across the globe.

The official website for Generac is 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]