Generac Holdings Stock Options
| GNRC Stock | USD 161.24 0.96 0.60% |
Generac Holdings' latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.38 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.29 over 24 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying way more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025. The total put volume is at 83.0, with calls trading at the volume of 8.0. This yields a 10.38 put-to-call volume ratio.
Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts
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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.
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' Liabilities And Stockholders Equity 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 45.1 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 68.9 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 0.0238% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Generac Holdings trading at USD 161.24, that is roughly USD 0.0383. 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 0.38%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
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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 Int | Strike Price | Current Spread | Last Price | |||
Call | GNRC250321C00160000 | 2 | 160.0 | 11.1 - 11.7 | 11.76 | In |
Call | GNRC250321C00170000 | 5 | 170.0 | 6.7 - 7.2 | 6.7 | Out |
Call | GNRC250321C00175000 | 0 | 175.0 | 4.7 - 6.9 | 4.7 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00180000 | 0 | 180.0 | 3.7 - 4.2 | 3.7 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00185000 | 0 | 185.0 | 2.65 - 3.2 | 3.3 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00190000 | 0 | 190.0 | 1.9 - 2.35 | 2.35 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00195000 | 0 | 195.0 | 1.35 - 1.7 | 1.61 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00200000 | 0 | 200.0 | 1.0 - 1.4 | 1.0 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00210000 | 0 | 210.0 | 0.2 - 1.15 | 0.2 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00220000 | 0 | 220.0 | 0.1 - 1.35 | 0.1 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00230000 | 0 | 230.0 | 0.05 - 0.95 | 0.05 | |
Call | GNRC250321C00240000 | 0 | 240.0 | 0.0 - 2.25 | 2.25 | |
Put | GNRC250321P00145000 | 1 | 145.0 | 3.5 - 4.0 | 3.73 | Out |
Put | GNRC250321P00160000 | 1 | 160.0 | 7.0 - 9.4 | 9.12 | Out |
Put | GNRC250321P00175000 | 0 | 175.0 | 15.9 - 19.6 | 15.9 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00180000 | 0 | 180.0 | 21.3 - 22.1 | 21.3 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00185000 | 0 | 185.0 | 25.2 - 26.1 | 25.2 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00190000 | 0 | 190.0 | 29.4 - 30.4 | 29.4 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00195000 | 0 | 195.0 | 33.9 - 34.9 | 33.9 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00200000 | 0 | 200.0 | 37.4 - 41.0 | 37.4 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00210000 | 0 | 210.0 | 47.0 - 50.8 | 47.0 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00220000 | 0 | 220.0 | 57.0 - 60.9 | 57.0 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00230000 | 0 | 230.0 | 67.0 - 70.9 | 67.0 | In |
Put | GNRC250321P00240000 | 0 | 240.0 | 77.0 - 80.9 | 77.0 | In |
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
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Generac Holdings Corporate Directors
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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 0.948 | Earnings Share 4.82 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth 0.096 | Return On Assets |
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.