Negative sentiment towards GNRC reflected in surge in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Generac Holdings Inc shares valued at $741,350 were sold by Jagdfeld Aaron on Dec 01 ’25. At $148.27 per share, Jagdfeld Aaron sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 537,966 shares worth approximately $89.61 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Jagdfeld Aaron purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 741,350 in proceeds.

Before that, Jagdfeld Aaron had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $832,150, the Chief Executive Officer traded Generac Holdings Inc shares for $166.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $90.44 million.

As published in a research note from JP Morgan on December 08, 2025, Generac Holdings Inc [GNRC] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at Needham started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of August 26, 2025, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for GNRC. Earlier on July 31, 2025, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for GNRC stock.

Analyzing GNRC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Generac Holdings Inc [NYSE: GNRC] rose 4.03% to $166.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $160.0201, but it reached a high of $167.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.65%. Over the course of the year, Generac Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -7.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $203.25 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $99.50 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Generac Holdings Inc (GNRC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 161.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 157.06. In the upper region, resistance lies at 169.53. The next price resistance is at 172.48. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.51 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Generac Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Generac Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.56 million shares to 4.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 3.51 million shares. A jump of 13.8% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.88.

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In terms of Generac Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 208.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 30.22% from the previous closing price of $160.11. Analysts anticipate Generac Holdings Inc stock to reach 248 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 184. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Generac Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 29, 2025, Guggenheim assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $190.

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