What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Generac FY2025 Earnings?

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Generac in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 22nd. Roth Capital analyst C. Moore now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $7.27 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $7.53. Roth Capital currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $140.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Generac’s current full-year earnings is $8.00 per share.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.27. Generac had a return on equity of 18.90% and a net margin of 7.68%. The company had revenue of $942.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $921.78 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Generac from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 7th. TD Securities dropped their price target on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Generac from $141.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Generac from $175.00 to $155.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Generac from $164.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $164.58.

Generac Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Generac stock opened at $153.52 on Thursday. Generac has a 52-week low of $99.50 and a 52-week high of $195.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $136.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $134.13. The firm has a market cap of $9.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.72.

Insider Activity at Generac

In other news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $142.40, for a total value of $712,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 562,966 shares in the company, valued at $80,166,358.40. This represents a 0.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Generac

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Generac during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its stake in Generac by 81.1% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 172 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. purchased a new position in Generac during the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC raised its stake in Generac by 740.7% during the second quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 227 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in Generac by 61.7% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. 84.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.