Positive sentiment towards GNRC reflected in decline in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Generac Holdings Inc shares valued at $837,100 were sold by Jagdfeld Aaron on Oct 01 ’25. At $167.42 per share, Jagdfeld Aaron sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 547,966 shares worth approximately $105.03 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Jagdfeld Aaron purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 837,100 in proceeds.

Before that, Jagdfeld Aaron had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $906,050, the Chief Executive Officer traded Generac Holdings Inc shares for $181.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $105.99 million.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on August 26, 2025, Generac Holdings Inc [GNRC] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $219. Analysts at TD Cowen resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 29, 2025, Guggenheim has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for GNRC. Earlier on May 07, 2025, Janney upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for GNRC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing GNRC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Generac Holdings Inc [NYSE: GNRC] rose 4.27% to $191.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $186.22, but it reached a high of $196.495 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.87%. Over the course of the year, Generac Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.42%.

Is Generac Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Generac Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -0.15 million shares to 2.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 2.7 million shares. A decline of -5.76% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.49.

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In terms of Generac Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 211 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.79% from the previous closing price of $183.82. Analysts anticipate Generac Holdings Inc stock to reach 240 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 188. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Generac Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 01, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $155.

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