Generac (NYSE:GNRC) Insider Kyle Andrew Raabe Sells 603 Shares of Company Stock

Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) insider Kyle Raabe sold 603 shares of Generac stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $212.57, for a total transaction of $128,179.71. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 9,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,118,472.62. The trade was a 5.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kyle Andrew Raabe also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 17th, Kyle Raabe sold 603 shares of Generac stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $229.50, for a total value of $138,388.50.
• On Friday, August 7th, Kyle Raabe sold 586 shares of Generac stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.35, for a total value of $125,023.10.

Generac Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of GNRC stock traded up $8.75 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $223.95. 1,027,116 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,088,624. The stock has a market cap of $13.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.60, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. Generac Holdings Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $134.80 and a fifty-two week high of $296.44. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $200.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $226.25.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $2.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.01 by $0.90. Generac had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 5.82%.The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 9.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Generac

Here are the key news stories impacting Generac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TD Cowen upgraded Generac to “strong buy,” signaling increased confidence in the company’s growth outlook and supporting investor sentiment. Generac Stock Moved Up to Strong-Buy by TD Cowen
• Positive Sentiment: Commercial and industrial momentum remains a major catalyst. Data-center demand helped drive 29% C&I sales growth and contributed to a higher 2026 outlook, while the Amazon deal could provide additional long-term demand. Can Generac Turn C&I Business Momentum Into a Durable Revenue Engine?
• Positive Sentiment: Generac may be positioned to exceed quarterly earnings estimates again. Zacks cited the company’s strong earnings-surprise history and favorable estimate-related indicators, potentially reinforcing expectations for an earnings beat. Will Generac Holdings Beat Estimates Again?
• Neutral Sentiment: Baird sees long-term growth potential, but the investment case depends on sustaining data-center and commercial demand after the stock’s substantial year-to-date rally. Why Baird Sees Long-Term Growth for Generac
• Negative Sentiment: Risks include softer residential demand, tariff volatility and potential margin pressure from a changing sales mix. Cantor Fitzgerald also lowered its price target to $297, despite retaining an “overweight” rating. Cantor Fitzgerald Issues Forecast for Generac

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GNRC shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Generac from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 19th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Generac from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. HSBC downgraded shares of Generac to a “hold” rating and set a $333.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, September 17th. Zacks Research cut shares of Generac from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Generac from $261.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Generac has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $290.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GNRC. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Generac in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,170,960,000. Diamant Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Generac by 19,433.0% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 666,075 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $130,104,000 after purchasing an additional 662,665 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in Generac in the second quarter worth about $175,942,000. Park Presidio Capital LLC acquired a new position in Generac in the second quarter worth about $158,140,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Generac in the second quarter valued at about $90,872,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.04% of the company’s stock.

About Generac

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.