William Blair Comments on Generac's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Generac in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair analyst B. Drab now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $1.36 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Generac's current full-year earnings is $6.91 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Generac's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.95 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.86 EPS.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The technology company reported $2.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.49 by $0.31. Generac had a return on equity of 16.70% and a net margin of 7.17%.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the company. TD Cowen raised their target price on Generac from $172.00 to $183.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on Generac from $160.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Generac from $185.00 to $175.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Generac from $175.00 to $165.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on Generac from $193.00 to $168.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $174.00.

Generac Stock Down 2.1 %

Shares of NYSE GNRC traded down $3.07 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $143.78. 949,881 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 882,676. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 0.96. Generac has a twelve month low of $108.89 and a twelve month high of $195.94. The company has a market cap of $8.56 billion, a PE ratio of 29.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.42. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $155.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.61.

Insider Activity at Generac

In related news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of Generac stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.15, for a total value of $725,750.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 565,825 shares in the company, valued at $82,129,498.75. The trade was a 0.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 2.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Generac

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GNRC. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Generac during the third quarter worth $114,000. Rheos Capital Works Inc. purchased a new stake in Generac during the third quarter worth $4,766,000. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Generac during the third quarter worth $227,000. Optimum Investment Advisors purchased a new stake in Generac during the third quarter worth $99,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Generac by 73.5% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 229 shares of the technology company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. 84.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Generac Company Profile

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.