Gentex (GNTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. It sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.09 to $27.43
• 50-Day Range: $21.25 to $27.92
• 52-Week Range: $20.28 to $31.75
• Volume: 1.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.49
• Dividend Yield: 1.75%
• Price Target: $28.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gentex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gentex scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 85 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gentex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gentex has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gentex are expected to grow by 5.39% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gentex is 15.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gentex is 15.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 16.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gentex has a P/B Ratio of 2.48. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.20% of the float of Gentex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gentex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gentex has recently decreased by 17.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gentex pays a meaningful dividend of 1.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gentex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gentex is 27.12%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gentex will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.33% next year. This indicates that Gentex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.40

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.20% of the float of Gentex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gentex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gentex has recently decreased by 17.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Gentex has a news sentiment score of 1.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for Gentex this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for GNTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Gentex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gentex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.45% of the stock of Gentex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.76% of the stock of Gentex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GNTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GNTX shares performed this year?

Gentex's stock was trading at $28.73 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GNTX stock has decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at $27.41.

How were Gentex's earnings last quarter?

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) announced its earnings results on Friday, July, 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.08. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Gentex's stock split?

Shares of Gentex split on the morning of Friday, January 2nd 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, December 5th 2014. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 31st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

How will Gentex's stock buyback program work?

Gentex's board authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, July 16th 2025, which allows the company to repurchase 40,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Who are Gentex's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Gentex include Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (3.63%), State Street Corp (3.39%), Ariel Investments LLC (3.35%) and American Century Companies Inc. (2.94%). Insiders that own company stock include Corp Gentex, Steven R Downing, Richard O Schaum, Kevin C Nash, Neil Boehm, James A Hollars, Kathleen Starkoff, Scott P Ryan, James H Wallace and Joseph B Anderson Jr.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Gentex?

Shares of GNTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Gentex own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gentex investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Humana (HUM), McKesson (MCK), American Water Works (AWK) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/09/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/09/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/25/2025
• Today: 8/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG
• Sub-Industry: Auto Parts & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GNTX
• CIK: 355811
• Web: www.gentex.com
• Phone: (616) 772-1800
• Fax: 616-772-7348
• Employees: 6,184
• Year Founded: 1974

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gentex: $28.63
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.40
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $404.49 million
• Net Margins: 16.82%
• Pretax Margin: 19.81%
• Return on Equity: 16.86%
• Return on Assets: 14.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.59
• Cash Flow: $2.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.61
• Book Value: $11.07 per share
• Price / Book: 2.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 219,490,000
• Free Float: 218,501,000
• Market Cap: $6.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.82