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GNRC vs HLIO
Side-by-side comparison of Generac Holdlings Inc. (GNRC) and Helios Technologies Inc. (HLIO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- GNRC operates in Consumer Discretionary, while HLIO operates in Industrials - the two are in different parts of the market.
- GNRC is the larger of the two at $15.65B, about 6.3x HLIO ($2.50B).
- Over the past year, GNRC is up 106.6% and HLIO is up 154.9% - HLIO leads by 48.3 points.
- GNRC has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for HLIO).
- GNRC has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for HLIO).
- Company
- Generac Holdlings Inc.
- Helios Technologies Inc.
- Price
- $265.50+1.49%
- $83.77+3.25%
- Market cap
- $15.65B
- $2.50B
- 1M return
- -0.49%
- +22.72%
- 1Y return
- +106.59%
- +154.85%
- Industry
- Metal Fabrications
- Metal Fabrications
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NASDAQ
- IPO
- 2010
- 2021
- News (4w)
- 7
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 10
Generac Holdlings Inc.
Generac Holdings Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells power generation equipment, energy storage systems, and other power products for the residential, and light commercial and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers engines, alternators, transfer switches, and other components fueled by natural gas, liquid propane, gasoline, diesel, and bi-fuel; and batteries and inverters. It also provides residential automatic standby generators ranging in output from 7.5kW to 150kW; air-cooled engine residential standby generators ranging from 7.5kW to 24kW; liquid-cooled engine generators with outputs ranging from 22kW to 150kW; and Mobile Link, a remote monitoring system for home standby generators. In addition, the company offers various portable generators ranging in size from 800W to 17.5kW; engine driven power washers; water pumps; outdoor power equipment, such as trimmers and brush mowers, log splitters, lawn and leaf vacuums, and chipper shredders; and clean energy solution under the PWRcell and PWRview brands. Further, it provides light towers, mobile generators, and flameless heaters; light-commercial standby generators ranging from 22kW to 150kW and related transfer switches providing three-phase power for small and mid-sized businesses; and industrial generators ranging in output from 10kW up to 3,250kW used as emergency backup for healthcare, telecom, datacom, commercial office, retail, municipal, and manufacturing markets. Additionally, the company sells aftermarket service parts and product accessories to dealers. It distributes its products through independent residential dealers, industrial distributors and dealers, national and regional retailers, e-commerce partners, electrical, HVAC and solar wholesalers, catalogs, equipment rental companies and distributors, and solar installers; and directly to end users. Generac Holdings Inc. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Helios Technologies Inc.
Helios Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells solutions for the hydraulics and electronics markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Hydraulics and Electronics. The Hydraulics segment offers cartridge valve technology products to control rates and direction of fluid flow, and to regulate and control pressures for industrial and mobile applications; quick release hydraulic coupling solutions for the agriculture, construction equipment, and industrial markets; and hydraulic system design that provides engineered solutions for machine users, manufacturers, or designers. This segment sells its products under the Sun Hydraulics, Faster, and Custom Fluidpower brands. The Electronics segment offers displays, controls, and instrumentation products for off-highway, recreational and commercial marine, power sports and specialty vehicles, agriculture and water pumping, power generation, health and wellness, and engine-driven industrial equipment markets. This segment sells its products under the Enovation Controls, Murphy, and Balboa Water Group brands. Helios Technologies, Inc. sells its hydraulic products primarily through value-add distributors, as well as directly to original equipment manufacturers; and electronic products to original equipment manufacturer customers. The company was formerly known as Sun Hydraulics Corporation and changed its name to Helios Technologies, Inc. in June 2019. Helios Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida.
Latest GNRC
- President Generac Home Taffe Norman P sold $149,743 worth of shares (550 units at $272.26) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan and exercised 250 shares at a strike of $119.54, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 16,108 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Generac Holdlings Inc.
- Chief Executive Officer Jagdfeld Aaron sold $1,360,900 worth of shares (5,000 units at $272.18) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 0.88% to 564,528 units (SEC Form 4)
- Generac's 3.25MW Generator Named Gold Winner in 2026 Consulting-Specifying Engineer Product of the Year Awards
- Generac Signs Global Supply Agreement with Leading Hyperscale Data Center Operator to Supply Backup Power
- SEC Form SD filed by Generac Holdlings Inc.
- Generac upgraded by Jefferies with a new price target
- Director Avedon Marcia J was granted 699 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 9,364 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bohl Kathryn V was granted 699 shares, increasing direct ownership by 5% to 14,018 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Dixon Robert D was granted 699 shares, increasing direct ownership by 6% to 12,602 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest HLIO
- SEC Form SD filed by Helios Technologies Inc.
- Helios Technologies Recognized with Top Benefits Award from Mployer for Second Consecutive Year
- President of Hydraulics, FCT Arduini Matteo sold $229,440 worth of shares (3,000 units at $76.48), decreasing direct ownership by 16% to 15,317 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Helios Technologies Inc.
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Helios Technologies Inc.
- Helios Technologies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Helios Technologies Reports First Quarter 2026 Results that Exceeded Outlook with Sales Growth of 17% & Accelerated Earnings Growth Over the Prior Year
- Faster, a Helios Technologies Operating Company, Enters High Growth Data Center Market with Advanced Thermal Management Solutions
- SEC Form DEF 14A filed by Helios Technologies Inc.
- Sun Hydraulics, a Helios Technologies Operating Company, Introduces the High-Pressure Performing QMEH Cartridge Valve