Key Takeaways Generac shares gained this week as Hurricane Helene made landfall in the southeastern U.S.The company produces home generators and other emergency power solutions.Past storms like Hurricane Beryl have driven similar boosts in the company's stock price.

Hurricane Helene left 4.7 million people without power at its peak and more than 1.5 million people remained without power as of Tuesday. Analysts at KeyBanc see this year's active hurricane season as a potential catalyst for Generac as consumers reach for back-up and portable power generators.

Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced thro

Several flood and high wind warnings are still in effect as Hurricane Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, is expected to hover over the Tennessee Valley on Saturday.