TritonPoint Partners LLC Buys Shares of 1,955 Generac Holdings Inc. $GNRC

TritonPoint Partners LLC acquired a new position in Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE:GNRCFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 1,955 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $267,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Generac by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,189,927 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $313,619,000 after buying an additional 45,592 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Generac by 17.9% during the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,138,139 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $355,530,000 after purchasing an additional 324,809 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners grew its position in Generac by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,947,332 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $326,003,000 after purchasing an additional 128,439 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Generac by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,490,876 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $202,943,000 after purchasing an additional 6,332 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in Generac by 20.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,104,362 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $184,870,000 after purchasing an additional 189,457 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.04% of the company’s stock.

Generac Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GNRC opened at $262.13 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. Generac Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.66 and a 12 month high of $294.18. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $243.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $201.93. The stock has a market cap of $15.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.17, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.93.

Generac (NYSE:GNRCGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The technology company reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.47. Generac had a net margin of 4.37% and a return on equity of 15.45%. The business had revenue of $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Generac Holdings Inc. will post 8.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Generac

In other Generac news, CEO Aaron Jagdfeld sold 5,000 shares of Generac stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.18, for a total transaction of $1,360,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 564,528 shares in the company, valued at approximately $153,653,231.04. The trade was a 0.88% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Norman P. Taffe sold 550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $272.26, for a total transaction of $149,743.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 16,108 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,385,564.08. This represents a 3.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on GNRC shares. Stifel Nicolaus set a $275.00 target price on shares of Generac in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Generac from $260.00 to $248.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Generac from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Generac from $226.00 to $263.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Generac from $213.00 to $228.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Generac presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $278.65.

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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.

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