Generac Holdings saw its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating jump to 96 Tuesday, up from 94 the day before.
The new score tells you the company is now outperforming 96% of all stocks in terms of the most important fundamental and technical stock-picking criteria. History shows the top market performers tend to have a 95 or higher score as they launch their major climbs.
Generac Holdings is now out of buy range after clearing the 169.57 buy point in a consolidation.
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The stock has an 84 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and longer-term annual earnings growth tops 84% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A- shows heavy buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
The company reported a 37% EPS gain for Q3. Revenue growth increased 10%, up from 0% in the prior report. That marks one quarter of accelerating revenue increases.
Generac Holdings holds the No. 4 rank among its peers in the Electrical Power/Equipment industry group. American Superconductor is the top-ranked stock within the group.
