** Power equipment maker Generac Holdings' shares GNRC.N rise 4.6% to $158.30 premarket
** GNRC reports better-than-expected second-quarter profit and revenue, helped by robust sales of its generators and higher margins
** Q2 adj. EPS came in at $1.65, above analysts' avg. expectations of $1.32 - data compiled by LSEG
** Gross profit margin in Q2 was 39.3% vs 37.6% a year ago
** Total quarterly net sales were $1.06 billion, beating estimates of $1.03 billion
** GNRC narrows its annual net sales growth forecast to between 2% and 5% vs its prior view of flat to 7%
** Cites lower-than-anticipated price increases from tariffs in H2 2025
** As of last close, stock had fallen 2.4% YTD
(Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta)
((Aatreyee.Dasgupta@thomsonreuters.com))