Generac Holdings Stock Options

GNRC Stock  USD 150.29  0.04  0.03%   
Generac Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on September 19th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.56 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.8 over 64 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on September 19th 2025. The total put volume is at 109, with calls trading at the volume of 177. This yields a 0.62 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against September 19th 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 2025-09-19 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' Capital Stock is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Stock Based Compensation is expected to grow to about 51.7 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 51.4 M.

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 0.035% per day over the life of the 2025-09-19 option contract. With Generac Holdings trading at USD 150.29, that is roughly USD 0.0526. 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 0.56%. 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
GNRC250919C002800007280.00.0 - 0.30.3Out
Call
GNRC250919C0027000010270.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
Call
GNRC250919C0026000019260.00.0 - 0.350.35Out
Call
GNRC250919C0025000016250.00.0 - 2.152.15Out
Call
GNRC250919C0024000020240.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
GNRC250919C0023000026230.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
GNRC250919C0022000030220.00.15 - 0.750.15Out
Call
GNRC250919C0021000052210.00.0 - 0.750.19Out
Call
GNRC250919C0020000060200.00.4 - 0.80.6Out
Call
GNRC250919C0019500025195.00.35 - 0.650.55Out
Call
GNRC250919C00190000637190.00.0 - 0.81.2Out
Call
GNRC250919C00185000396185.00.85 - 1.11.49Out
Call
GNRC250919C0018000038180.01.1 - 1.72.1Out
Call
GNRC250919C00175000176175.01.85 - 2.22.1Out
Call
GNRC250919C00170000181170.02.7 - 3.03.9Out
Call
GNRC250919C00165000171165.03.9 - 4.24.15Out
Call
GNRC250919C00160000268160.05.5 - 5.85.7Out
Call
GNRC250919C00155000400155.07.4 - 7.87.65Out
Call
GNRC250919C00150000334150.09.8 - 10.210.0Out
Call
GNRC250919C00145000137145.012.6 - 13.715.25In
Call
GNRC250919C00140000255140.015.8 - 16.316.77In
Call
GNRC250919C00135000260135.019.3 - 20.820.3In
Call
GNRC250919C00130000123130.022.6 - 24.827.0In
Call
GNRC250919C00125000119125.026.5 - 29.526.7In
Call
GNRC250919C00120000150120.031.3 - 34.035.62In
Call
GNRC250919C00115000136115.035.7 - 39.039.7In
Call
GNRC250919C0011000055110.040.8 - 43.743.8In
Call
GNRC250919C001050009105.045.7 - 48.638.2In
Call
GNRC250919C00100000574100.050.6 - 52.651.8In
Call
GNRC250919C00095000295.055.3 - 58.455.3In
Call
GNRC250919C000900001790.059.6 - 63.347.3In
Call
GNRC250919C000800001280.069.4 - 72.969.4In
Call
GNRC250919C00060000660.089.6 - 92.266.8In
 Put
GNRC250919P00055000355.00.0 - 1.151.1Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00065000365.00.0 - 0.750.88Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00075000275.00.0 - 0.750.33Out
 Put
GNRC250919P0008000049880.00.0 - 1.150.2Out
 Put
GNRC250919P000850002085.00.0 - 0.750.55Out
 Put
GNRC250919P000900002190.00.0 - 2.00.38Out
 Put
GNRC250919P0009500013395.00.0 - 0.550.75Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00100000152100.00.15 - 0.60.45Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00105000165105.00.05 - 0.750.45Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00110000386110.00.25 - 0.750.65Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00115000676115.00.5 - 0.851.25Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00120000144120.00.85 - 1.250.8Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00125000244125.01.35 - 1.61.1Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00130000566130.02.05 - 2.351.83Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00135000208135.03.0 - 3.43.1Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00140000150140.04.4 - 4.93.8Out
 Put
GNRC250919P00145000282145.06.1 - 6.75.95Out
 Put
GNRC250919P0015000055150.08.2 - 8.77.55Out
 Put
GNRC250919P0015500035155.010.8 - 11.310.4In
 Put
GNRC250919P0016000010160.013.3 - 15.814.3In
 Put
GNRC250919P001650008165.016.7 - 18.418.9In
 Put
GNRC250919P001950000195.042.9 - 45.842.9In
 Put
GNRC250919P002000000200.048.1 - 51.148.1In
 Put
GNRC250919P002100000210.057.7 - 61.457.7In
 Put
GNRC250919P002200000220.067.8 - 71.467.8In
 Put
GNRC250919P002300000230.077.7 - 80.877.7In
 Put
GNRC250919P002400000240.088.0 - 91.488.0In
 Put
GNRC250919P002500000250.097.6 - 101.497.6In
 Put
GNRC250919P002600000260.0107.7 - 111.4107.7In
 Put
GNRC250919P002700000270.0117.9 - 121.4117.9In
 Put
GNRC250919P002800000280.0127.8 - 131.0127.8In

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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Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.872
Earnings Share
5.73
Revenue Per Share
73.256
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.059
Return On Assets
0.0679
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.