Generac Holdings Stock Options

GNRC Stock  USD 136.15  0.09  0.07%   
Generac Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.39 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.89 over 58 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 100.0, with calls trading at the volume of 19.0. This yields a 5.26 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Generac Holdings' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Generac Holdings' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Generac Holdings' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Generac Holdings Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Generac Holdings close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Generac Holdings' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Generac Holdings

Analyzing Generac Holdings' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Generac Holdings regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Generac Holdings' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Generac Holdings' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Generac Holdings' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Generac Holdings' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Generac Holdings common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Generac stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Generac Holdings' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Generac Holdings' Common Stock Shares Outstanding is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 797.3 K, whereas Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is forecasted to decline to about 2.8 B.

Generac Holdings In The Money Call Balance

When Generac Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Generac Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Generac Holdings' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Generac Holdings are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Generac Current Options Market Mood

Generac Holdings' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Generac Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Generac Holdings' options investors are not very successful. Generac Holdings' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Generac contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Generac Holdings will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0244% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Generac Holdings trading at USD 136.15, that is roughly USD 0.0332. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Generac Holdings' daily price movement you should consider buying Generac Holdings options at the current volatility level of 0.39%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Generac Holdings options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Generac calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Generac Holdings stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Generac Holdings Option Chain

When Generac Holdings' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Generac Holdings stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Generac Holdings' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Generac. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Generac. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Generac Holdings against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
GNRC250516C00075000175.060.1 - 62.978.0In
Call
GNRC250516C00090000190.046.1 - 48.679.15In
Call
GNRC250516C001000001100.036.3 - 39.682.5In
Call
GNRC250516C001050001105.031.5 - 34.452.92In
Call
GNRC250516C001150006115.024.1 - 25.542.3In
Call
GNRC250516C001300008130.013.7 - 14.215.23In
Call
GNRC250516C001350009135.010.9 - 11.312.7In
Call
GNRC250516C0014000074140.08.4 - 9.18.76Out
Call
GNRC250516C0014500028145.06.3 - 6.76.49Out
Call
GNRC250516C0015000058150.04.7 - 5.34.88Out
Call
GNRC250516C0015500048155.03.4 - 3.94.1Out
Call
GNRC250516C00160000179160.02.45 - 2.752.92Out
Call
GNRC250516C00165000107165.01.8 - 2.02.0Out
Call
GNRC250516C00170000109170.01.25 - 1.451.36Out
Call
GNRC250516C00175000108175.00.9 - 1.051.11Out
Call
GNRC250516C00180000179180.00.6 - 0.81.0Out
Call
GNRC250516C0018500053185.00.45 - 0.650.71Out
Call
GNRC250516C00190000249190.00.3 - 0.550.46Out
Call
GNRC250516C00195000159195.00.1 - 0.750.47Out
Call
GNRC250516C0020000095200.00.05 - 0.80.5Out
Call
GNRC250516C00210000871210.00.0 - 0.550.16Out
Call
GNRC250516C00220000138220.00.0 - 0.40.4Out
Call
GNRC250516C0023000048230.00.0 - 0.451.15Out
Call
GNRC250516C00240000253240.00.0 - 0.60.75Out
Call
GNRC250516C00250000264250.00.0 - 0.350.43Out
Call
GNRC250516C002600000260.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
GNRC250516C0027000011270.00.0 - 0.52.15Out
Call
GNRC250516C002800008280.00.0 - 0.31.05Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00090000290.00.1 - 0.750.32Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00095000295.00.2 - 0.90.45Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00100000184100.00.6 - 2.60.5Out
 Put
GNRC250516P0010500037105.01.05 - 1.450.95Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00110000187110.01.55 - 2.11.68Out
 Put
GNRC250516P0011500017115.02.35 - 2.752.0Out
 Put
GNRC250516P0012000096120.03.4 - 3.74.1Out
 Put
GNRC250516P0012500069125.04.7 - 5.05.2Out
 Put
GNRC250516P0013000097130.06.4 - 6.76.95Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00135000214135.08.5 - 8.98.69Out
 Put
GNRC250516P00140000142140.010.9 - 11.411.7In
 Put
GNRC250516P00145000310145.013.8 - 14.513.3In
 Put
GNRC250516P00150000136150.017.2 - 19.816.34In
 Put
GNRC250516P00155000129155.020.7 - 22.019.85In
 Put
GNRC250516P00160000941160.025.0 - 25.724.3In
 Put
GNRC250516P0016500071165.029.2 - 30.724.12In
 Put
GNRC250516P0017000034170.033.1 - 36.232.55In
 Put
GNRC250516P0017500039175.037.8 - 40.725.1In
 Put
GNRC250516P0018000014180.043.0 - 45.341.98In
 Put
GNRC250516P001850003185.046.8 - 50.349.9In
 Put
GNRC250516P0019500017195.057.4 - 60.358.78In
 Put
GNRC250516P002000000200.062.8 - 65.363.78In
 Put
GNRC250516P002100000210.073.0 - 75.873.0In
 Put
GNRC250516P002200000220.082.3 - 85.782.3In
 Put
GNRC250516P002300000230.093.0 - 95.342.15In
 Put
GNRC250516P002400000240.0103.0 - 105.3103.0In
 Put
GNRC250516P002500000250.0112.4 - 115.3112.4In
 Put
GNRC250516P002600000260.0123.0 - 125.3123.0In
 Put
GNRC250516P002700000270.0133.0 - 135.3133.0In
 Put
GNRC250516P002800000280.0143.1 - 145.3143.1In

Generac Holdings Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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Generac Holdings Market Cap Over Time

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Generac Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

2.62 Billion

At present, Generac Holdings' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Generac Holdings Corporate Directors

John BowlinIndependent DirectorProfile
Robert DixonIndependent DirectorProfile
Andrew LampereurIndependent DirectorProfile
William JenkinsIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Electrical Components & Equipment space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Generac Holdings. If investors know Generac will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Generac Holdings listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.369
Earnings Share
5.39
Revenue Per Share
72.126
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.161
Return On Assets
0.0658
The market value of Generac Holdings is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Generac that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Generac Holdings' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Generac Holdings' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Generac Holdings' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Generac Holdings' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Generac Holdings' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Generac Holdings is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Generac Holdings' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.