Cantor cuts target for Generac stock to USD 297

Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Generac earned USD 2.91 per share in Q2 2026, above USD 2.01 consensus estimates. Generac stock costs EUR 173.60 on October 20, 2026.

Analyst target and earnings

On October 5, 2026, Cantor Fitzgerald cut its Generac target from USD 333.00 to USD 297.00.
Generac reported USD 1.17 billion in second-quarter 2026 revenue and USD 2.91 earnings per share.
Generac stock was trading at EUR 173.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:29 p.m. CEST.

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Generac stock remains tied to a mixed analyst picture after Cantor Fitzgerald cut its target from USD 333.00 to USD 297.00 on October 5, 2026, while keeping an Overweight rating, as Investing.com reported. Generac was trading at EUR 173.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:29 p.m. CEST.

Second-quarter earnings set the baseline

Generac reported USD 1.17 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, up 10.3 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. Quarterly earnings per share reached USD 2.91, compared with a USD 2.01 consensus estimate, according to MarketBeat. Revenue was slightly below the USD 1.18 billion estimate, leaving the earnings beat and the sales shortfall as competing signals ahead of the next report.

Stock valuation stays demanding

The NYSE quote stood at USD 195.24 on October 20, 2026 at 12:32 p.m. ET. Generac's 52-week range was USD 134.80 to USD 296.44, while its market capitalization was USD 11.5 billion. The stock's trailing price-to-earnings ratio was 44.94, and its year-to-date performance was 41.75 percent through October 19, 2026.

October 28 is the next date

Generac announced on October 14, 2026 that it will publish third-quarter 2026 results before the NYSE open on October 28, 2026, followed by a 10:00 a.m. EDT conference call, according to Generac. The next release will test whether the second-quarter earnings strength can coexist with the sales pressure implied by the consensus miss.

Target cut resets the comparison

Cantor Fitzgerald's revised USD 297.00 target remains above the October 20 NYSE quote of USD 195.24, but the cut from USD 333.00 shows that valuation assumptions have moved in different directions across research notes. For investors, the October 28 results now provide the next dated test for revenue growth, earnings conversion and demand across Generac's residential, commercial and industrial markets.

Price and investor perspective

Generac was trading at EUR 173.60 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:29 p.m. CEST. The next scheduled result is the third-quarter 2026 release on October 28, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Generac stock.