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Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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GNTX vs. APTV, ALSN, BWA, MOD, LEA, DORM, DAN, LCII, THRM, and SMP

Should you be buying Gentex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gentex include Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Lear (LEA), Dorman Products (DORM), Dana (DAN), LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), and Standard Motor Products (SMP). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

Gentex vs. Its Competitors

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gentex$2.31B2.25$404.49M$1.7113.51
Aptiv$19.71B0.80$1.79B$6.0411.99

In the previous week, Aptiv had 6 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Aptiv and 13 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Aptiv's score of 0.99 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gentex
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Aptiv
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Gentex currently has a consensus price target of $28.31, indicating a potential upside of 22.51%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $81.61, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Aptiv
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gentex has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 7.93%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.24% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentex17.01% 16.11% 14.28%
Aptiv 7.93%17.24%6.99%

Gentex has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.22B$5.94B$16.96B$8.95B
Dividend Yield2.07%2.50%2.92%4.08%
P/E Ratio13.5146.6123.8120.04
Price / Sales2.2513.2235.04118.51
Price / Cash10.5826.1617.1157.47
Price / Book2.132.792.575.67
Net Income$404.49M$173.36M$764.20M$248.47M
7 Day Performance5.09%4.82%2.76%3.32%
1 Month Performance8.40%11.88%4.40%5.20%
1 Year Performance-31.57%30.69%5.68%21.35%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
4.6639 of 5 stars
$23.11
-0.5%
$28.31
+22.5%
-31.6%$5.22B$2.31B13.516,184Positive News
APTV
Aptiv
4.8334 of 5 stars
$66.57
-0.7%
$81.56
+22.5%
+3.8%$14.49B$19.71B11.02141,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.3382 of 5 stars
$92.94
+2.4%
$98.38
+5.8%
+28.8%$7.83B$3.23B10.764,000Positive News
BWA
BorgWarner
4.2416 of 5 stars
$32.76
-0.1%
$37.47
+14.4%
+10.7%$7.20B$14.09B26.2138,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
4.0111 of 5 stars
$97.23
+0.5%
$135.25
+39.1%
-3.2%$5.09B$2.58B28.4311,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LEA
Lear
4.8889 of 5 stars
$91.05
0.0%
$107.09
+17.6%
-9.9%$4.87B$23.31B10.67173,700Trending News
Analyst Forecast
DORM
Dorman Products
3.118 of 5 stars
$124.87
+1.3%
$143.50
+14.9%
+41.8%$3.81B$2.01B17.923,787Positive News
DAN
Dana
3.7222 of 5 stars
$16.89
-2.0%
$20.43
+21.0%
+49.1%$2.46B$10.28B-70.3839,600Positive News
LCII
LCI Industries
4.0027 of 5 stars
$90.72
+2.4%
$114.50
+26.2%
-3.5%$2.29B$3.74B14.8711,500Positive News
THRM
Gentherm
4.1595 of 5 stars
$27.96
+1.3%
$48.00
+71.7%
-37.9%$862.85M$1.46B17.4814,600
SMP
Standard Motor Products
3.1614 of 5 stars
$30.69
+1.4%
N/A+23.9%$674.57M$1.46B21.925,600

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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