Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Off Shares of Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC)

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRC). In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Generac stock on April 1st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) on 4/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 4/22/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) on 4/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/15/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 4/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) on 4/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) on 4/7/2025.

Generac Stock Up 1.6%

GNRC traded up $2.09 during trading on Friday, hitting $129.55. The company had a trading volume of 695,890 shares, compared to its average volume of 853,629. The company has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a PE ratio of 23.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.73. The business has a 50-day moving average of $120.06 and a 200-day moving average of $146.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. Generac Holdings Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.50 and a 1-year high of $195.94.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $942.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $921.78 million. Generac had a net margin of 7.36% and a return on equity of 18.17%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.88 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Generac

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new position in Generac in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Generac in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new stake in shares of Generac in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Generac in the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Generac by 61.7% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GNRC has been the topic of a number of research reports. Janney Montgomery Scott raised shares of Generac from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. TD Securities dropped their target price on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Generac from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Generac from $171.00 to $127.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Generac from $173.00 to $155.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $167.20.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

Generac Company Profile

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.