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 $689,900 were sold by Jagdfeld Aaron on Jan 02 ’26. At $137.98 per share, Jagdfeld Aaron sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 532,966 shares worth approximately $85.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jagdfeld Aaron purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 689,900 in proceeds.
Before that, Jagdfeld Aaron had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $741,350, the Chief Executive Officer traded Generac Holdings Inc shares for $148.27 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $86.21 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on January 09, 2026, Generac Holdings Inc [GNRC] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 19, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for GNRC. Earlier on December 08, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for GNRC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing GNRC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Generac Holdings Inc [NYSE: GNRC] rose 1.62% to $160.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $153.0001, but it reached a high of $160.625 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.97%. Over the course of the year, Generac Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 0.36%.
Is Generac Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Generac Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.2 million shares to 4.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.07 million shares. A jump of 4.6% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.27.
Which companies own the most shares of Generac Holdings Inc (GNRC)?
In terms of Generac Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 200.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.14% from the previous closing price of $157.7. Analysts anticipate Generac Holdings Inc stock to reach 248 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 184. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Generac Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 22, 2025, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $248.
