Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Gentex Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gentex in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and set a $32.50 target price (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gentex has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.06.

Gentex Stock Performance

GNTX stock opened at $24.59 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $27.34 and its 200 day moving average is $29.08. Gentex has a 52 week low of $24.20 and a 52 week high of $37.58.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.10). Gentex had a net margin of 17.49% and a return on equity of 16.74%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.50 EPS.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.95%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 8th. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Gentex by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,023,056 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $517,802,000 after purchasing an additional 1,038,912 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. increased its stake in Gentex by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 7,699,919 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $228,611,000 after purchasing an additional 111,500 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,516,817 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $158,498,000 after buying an additional 86,929 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Gentex by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,423,820 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $155,861,000 after acquiring an additional 55,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Gentex by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,415,871 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $155,598,000 after acquiring an additional 356,854 shares during the last quarter. 86.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Gentex Company Profile

Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments. The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers.