FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Gentex Issued By Zacks Research

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for Gentex in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $1.91 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Gentex's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 prior year, the company posted $0.50 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $32.50 target price (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price target on Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut 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 lowered 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $32.31.

Gentex Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:GNTX traded down $0.20 during trading on Monday, reaching $24.32. The stock had a trading volume of 1,658,636 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,916,864. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.96. Gentex has a 52 week low of $24.10 and a 52 week high of $37.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.82, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Gentex by 27.7% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 77,519 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $2,302,000 after buying an additional 16,834 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Gentex by 24.9% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 76,016 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $2,257,000 after acquiring an additional 15,145 shares during the period. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gentex by 12.6% during the third quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,309 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $306,000 after acquiring an additional 1,157 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.4% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 1,440 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew 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 purchasing an additional 1,525 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company's stock.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%. Gentex's payout ratio is 27.27%.

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.