Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Generac (GNRC)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Generac (NYSE: GNRC) recently:

• 7/31/2025 – Generac had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at UBS Group AG. They now have a $220.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $200.00.
• 7/31/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $128.00 to $180.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $195.00 to $210.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $155.00 to $198.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2025 – Generac was given a new $200.00 price target on by analysts at Barclays PLC. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2025 – Generac was upgraded by analysts at Guggenheim from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/24/2025 – Generac had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $205.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at Roth Capital from $122.00 to $140.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/22/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $141.00 to $144.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/18/2025 – Generac had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $164.00 to $170.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/11/2025 – Generac was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “mixed” rating.
• 6/7/2025 – Generac was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Generac Trading Up 0.5%

Generac stock opened at $197.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $144.88 and a 200-day moving average of $134.99. Generac Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $99.50 and a one year high of $199.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $11.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.68.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The technology company reported $1.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.03 billion. Generac had a net margin of 7.91% and a return on equity of 19.14%. Generac’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Generac news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.40, for a total value of $712,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 562,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,166,358.40. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Forest Avenue Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Generac during the fourth quarter worth approximately $49,313,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Generac during the fourth quarter worth approximately $46,785,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Generac by 25.3% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,414,514 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $179,148,000 after purchasing an additional 285,388 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Generac by 5,071.6% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 250,306 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,701,000 after purchasing an additional 245,466 shares during the period. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its holdings in shares of Generac by 77.3% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 473,047 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $60,077,000 after purchasing an additional 206,311 shares during the period. 84.04% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.