Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Sells 3,361 Shares of Generac Holdings Inc. $GNRC

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lessened its holdings in Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,025 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 3,361 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. owned 0.05% of Generac worth $4,095,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Generac during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Generac by 69.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC now owns 163 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Generac during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Generac during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Generac during the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors own 84.04% of the company’s stock.

More Generac News

Here are the key news stories impacting Generac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat and management raised full-year guidance: Generac reported year-over-year sales growth (~12%), an EPS beat and reiterated/raised outlook, underpinning the rally in commercial and data-center demand. Earnings Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Data-center and margin strength cited as drivers: Deep-dive coverage highlights accelerating demand from data centers and margin expansion that helped outperformance this quarter. Deep Dive Article
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and higher targets: Wells Fargo raised its target to $280 (overweight), TD Cowen raised to $285 (buy) and JPMorgan moved its target higher — all signaling analyst confidence in continued upside. Benzinga (Wells Fargo/TD Cowen notes)
• Positive Sentiment: Additional bullish research/comments: TD Cowen / other outlets issued positive forecasts calling out the AI/data-center TAM as a multi-year growth driver. TD Cowen Forecast
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes GNRC as a momentum stock based on style scores — supportive for technical momentum traders but not a fundamental endorsement on its own. Zacks Momentum Piece
• Neutral Sentiment: “Worth watching” coverage provides a broad primer on drivers and risks — useful for investors doing further diligence but not a clear buy/sell signal. Kalkine Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Seeking Alpha calls GNRC a “tricky trade” after the strong quarter — notes sizable upside from AI/data-center exposure but flags elevated post-rally risk; a mixed view that tempers new-buy enthusiasm. Seeking Alpha – Tricky Trade
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and “hefty price” concerns: Coverage highlights rapid share gains (~95% prior rally in one note) and argues current valuation already prices in much of the AI/data-center story, creating downside sensitivity if growth moderates. Seeking Alpha – Valuation Concern

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GNRC has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $290.00 price target on shares of Generac in a research report on Friday. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $202.00 price target on shares of Generac in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $275.00 price target on Generac in a research report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Generac from $229.00 to $267.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $311.00 price target on Generac in a research report on Thursday. One analyst has 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, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $265.81.

Generac Stock Performance

Shares of GNRC opened at $259.35 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $211.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $181.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 2.03. Generac Holdings Inc. has a 52-week low of $113.12 and a 52-week high of $261.85.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $1.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.47. The business had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. Generac had a return on equity of 15.45% and a net margin of 4.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Generac

In related news, CFO York A. Ragen sold 24,362 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.61, for a total transaction of $5,739,930.82. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 137,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,321,451.02. This represents a 15.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

About Generac

Generac Holdings Inc (NYSE: GNRC) is a leading manufacturer of backup power generation products for residential, commercial and industrial applications. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of standby and portable generators, transfer switches and power management systems designed to provide reliable electricity during power outages and other critical situations. With an emphasis on innovation, Generac has expanded its offerings to include clean energy technologies such as battery storage and integrated solar-plus-storage systems.

Generac’s product lineup addresses a broad range of customer needs.