FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Generac Issued By KeyCorp

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Generac in a report released on Thursday, October 8th. KeyCorp analyst J. Hammond expects that the technology company will post earnings per share of $9.85 for the year. KeyCorp currently has an “Overweight” rating and a $280.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Generac’s current full-year earnings is $9.74 per share.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $2.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.90. Generac had a net margin of 5.82% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.65 EPS. Generac’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Generac from $275.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 17th. Robert W. Baird set a $305.00 target price on Generac in a report on Thursday, July 30th. TD Cowen raised Generac to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. DA Davidson set a $333.00 target price on Generac in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Generac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Generac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.55.

Generac Stock Performance

NYSE GNRC opened at $214.41 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 1.00. Generac has a 1 year low of $134.80 and a 1 year high of $296.44. The company has a market capitalization of $12.65 billion, a PE ratio of 26.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $203.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.03.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Norman Taffe sold 550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.83, for a total value of $120,356.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,508 shares in the company, valued at $3,393,615.64. This represents a 3.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $974,450.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 554,528 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $108,071,961.92. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 18,442 shares of company stock valued at $3,656,537 in the last ninety days. 2.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Generac by 32.9% in the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 218 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Generac by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,027 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $833,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Essential Partners LLC grew its position in Generac by 57.0% in the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 168 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. grew its position in Generac by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 1,492 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System grew its position in Generac by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 16,190 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,741,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. 84.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Generac Company Profile

Generac Holdings Inc is an energy technology company that designs and manufactures power generation equipment, energy storage systems and other products intended to provide backup and distributed energy solutions. Its offerings serve residential, commercial, industrial and other users seeking standby power, portable power or greater control over energy use.

The company’s product portfolio includes home standby generators, portable generators, commercial and industrial generators, mobile power equipment, engines and related transfer switches and controls.