Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Gentex FY2026 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gentex in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $2.22 for the year. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last released its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.10). Gentex had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 17.49%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS.

GNTX has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim reduced their target price on Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 price objective (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.31.

Gentex Price Performance

Shares of GNTX opened at $24.67 on Wednesday. Gentex has a 1 year low of $24.10 and a 1 year high of $37.58. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.99. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its position in Gentex by 24.9% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 76,016 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,257,000 after buying an additional 15,145 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.4% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 104,287 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,096,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Gentex by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 72,585 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,371,000 after acquiring an additional 1,525 shares during the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 26,037 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 11,684 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $347,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the period. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Gentex

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.