Roth Capital Estimates Generac's Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Generac in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.61 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.87. The consensus estimate for Generac's current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Generac's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.47 EPS.

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

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on Generac from $172.00 to $171.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Generac from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Generac from $193.00 to $168.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Generac in a research note on Monday, March 24th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $182.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Generac from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $173.40.

Generac Price Performance

Shares of GNRC stock opened at $110.67 on Wednesday. Generac has a 52-week low of $99.50 and a 52-week high of $195.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $126.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $152.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.97.

Insider Transactions at Generac

In other news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $145.15, for a total value of $725,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 565,825 shares in the company, valued at approximately $82,129,498.75. This trade represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.90% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Generac

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Generac in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC bought a new position in Generac in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Generac during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Generac by 391.9% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 182 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Jackson Hole Trust acquired a new stake in shares of Generac in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.04% of the company's stock.

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.

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