GNRC NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Generac Holdings Inc · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

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Latest close 197.1 USD
-2.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a -22.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 60/100.

Setup score 33 out of 100
Latest Close 197.1 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.4% latest completed week
4W Return -22.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -26.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 69.2% 36 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 12 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -2.4% Latest completed week; four-week move -22.0%. Indicator stack 38/18 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Mixed 35/100 conviction; expected move 6.3%. News sentiment 60/100 46 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 29 Jul Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 38.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a -22.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 2.1x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.7312-week average 0.87

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.73Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1212 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 12 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -22.0% over four weeks, -26.8% over 12 weeks, and 1.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.4%
4W-22.0%
12W-26.8%
26W17.3%
52W1.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year36
Trend breadth69.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-186.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-150.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality64/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Momentum82/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Growth2/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
62.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
25.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
38.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-45.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-21.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

GNRC shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.18, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction35/100
Expected move6.3%
Put/call volume1.18
Pressure-5
Speculation42
Volatility66
Trend agreement65
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Insider activity7 / 13

7 acquisitions and 13 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

24 positive · 21 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move6.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-33.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.3%Week of 13 Feb.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -4.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape37/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 37/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis68/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 9/12.

Activity pressure 0.73; 12 reversal markers Factors42/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 37; Small Cap Core rank 95 SVQF12/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 889.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options50/100

GNRC shows mixed options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.18, expected move of 6.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 6.3% Sentiment60/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 46 relevant articles.

How Strong Q2 Results and Data Center Backlog Will Impact Generac Holdings (GNRC) Investors Insiders7 / 13

7 acquisitions and 13 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings29 Jul

Latest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.

 Research flow1 items

1 recent research articles and 0 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026197.1 USD-2.4%222.4 USD157.1 USD-0.96-8.929.5MOff
24 Jul 2026202.0 USD-6.0%220.5 USD156.5 USD-0.68-5.953.7MOn
17 Jul 2026214.9 USD-8.1%218.5 USD156.2 USD0.05-0.374.9MOn
10 Jul 2026233.9 USD-7.4%216.0 USD155.7 USD0.657.074.4MOn
3 Jul 2026252.7 USD-9.3%213.5 USD155.2 USD1.1217.744.0MOn
26 Jun 2026278.6 USD-0.2%210.5 USD154.4 USD1.2733.475.8MOn
19 Jun 2026279.1 USD6.4%206.3 USD153.6 USD1.1231.863.8MOn
12 Jun 2026262.4 USD0.3%201.8 USD152.6 USD1.0526.434.7MOn
5 Jun 2026261.5 USD-5.9%198.1 USD151.7 USD1.0028.004.8MOn
29 May 2026277.9 USD2.9%194.6 USD150.8 USD1.0933.902.9MOn
22 May 2026270.1 USD2.4%190.9 USD149.7 USD1.2033.534.4MOn
15 May 2026263.7 USD-2.1%188.3 USD148.7 USD1.0232.853.5MOn
8 May 2026269.4 USD3.9%185.9 USD147.8 USD0.8437.373.9MOn
1 May 2026259.3 USD17.4%182.6 USD146.8 USD0.5936.817.1MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.