Roth Capital Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Generac

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Generac in a research report issued on Thursday, February 13th. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.53. The consensus estimate for Generac's current full-year earnings is $8.08 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on GNRC. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on Generac from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Generac from $172.00 to $171.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Piper Sandler cut their target price on shares of Generac from $185.00 to $175.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Generac from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Generac from $172.00 to $162.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $174.00.

Generac Trading Down 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE:GNRC traded down $3.97 during trading on Monday, hitting $138.45. 939,979 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 888,100. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $154.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.49. Generac has a 1-year low of $108.89 and a 1-year high of $195.94. The firm has a market cap of $8.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.64, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.49 by $0.31. Generac had a return on equity of 18.17% and a net margin of 7.36%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its position in shares of Generac by 52.8% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 3,407 shares of the technology company's stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 1,177 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB acquired a new stake in shares of Generac in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,229,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC bought a new stake in shares of Generac during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $614,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Generac by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 71,272 shares of the technology company's stock worth $11,324,000 after purchasing an additional 3,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Generac by 106.1% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 28,772 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $4,998,000 after purchasing an additional 14,811 shares during the last quarter. 84.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.50, for a total value of $787,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 570,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,904,937.50. This trade represents a 0.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.