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Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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$21.97 +0.30 (+1.38%)
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GNTX vs. APTV, ALSN, BWA, LEA, MOD, DORM, LCII, DAN, 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), Lear (LEA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Dorman Products (DORM), LCI Industries (LCII), Dana (DAN), Gentherm (THRM), and Standard Motor Products (SMP). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

Gentex vs.

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

Gentex has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gentex currently has a consensus target price of $28.31, suggesting a potential upside of 29.43%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $81.94, suggesting a potential upside of 50.08%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Gentex.

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)
6 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

In the previous week, Gentex and Gentex both had 24 articles in the media. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Gentex's score of 0.95 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gentex
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Aptiv
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$2.31B2.14$404.49M$1.7612.43
Aptiv$19.71B0.64$1.79B$6.887.94

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Gentex pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gentex has a net margin of 17.49% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 9.07%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.74% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentex17.49% 16.74% 14.78%
Aptiv 9.07%15.63%6.65%

Aptiv received 719 more outperform votes than Gentex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.42% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Gentex an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GentexOutperform Votes
422
60.63%
Underperform Votes
274
39.37%
AptivOutperform Votes
1141
73.42%
Underperform Votes
413
26.58%

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.95B$2.48B$16.36B$7.66B
Dividend Yield2.28%4.64%3.25%4.33%
P/E Ratio12.4328.7716.8718.23
Price / Sales2.143.309.77105.37
Price / Cash10.997.0310.9434.62
Price / Book2.012.061.724.21
Net Income$404.49M$174.94M$1.42B$247.59M
7 Day Performance1.46%3.88%2.95%5.13%
1 Month Performance-10.46%-9.17%-10.40%-4.52%
1 Year Performance-37.78%-20.69%-13.61%4.11%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
4.8231 of 5 stars
$21.97
+1.4%
$28.31
+28.9%
-37.5%$4.97B$2.31B12.485,470Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
APTV
Aptiv
4.9403 of 5 stars
$50.82
-1.7%
$82.44
+62.2%
-24.1%$11.66B$19.71B7.39160,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.3041 of 5 stars
$85.71
-3.5%
$97.88
+14.2%
+12.1%$7.30B$3.23B10.313,500Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
BWA
BorgWarner
4.9022 of 5 stars
$26.20
-0.9%
$37.50
+43.1%
-18.3%$5.76B$14.09B18.3252,700Analyst Forecast
LEA
Lear
4.9806 of 5 stars
$78.18
-1.6%
$114.27
+46.2%
-38.6%$4.19B$23.31B8.74168,700Analyst Forecast
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
3.9285 of 5 stars
$69.15
-8.8%
$146.67
+112.1%
-13.5%$3.64B$2.54B23.2011,100News Coverage
Positive News
DORM
Dorman Products
3.1667 of 5 stars
$108.26
-2.6%
$143.50
+32.6%
+23.5%$3.31B$2.01B18.103,790News Coverage
LCII
LCI Industries
4.2084 of 5 stars
$77.25
-0.2%
$111.60
+44.5%
-29.8%$1.95B$3.74B13.7912,900Positive News
DAN
Dana
4.6463 of 5 stars
$11.33
-3.7%
$17.50
+54.5%
-3.3%$1.65B$10.28B-29.0541,800Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Options Volume
News Coverage
THRM
Gentherm
3.7039 of 5 stars
$24.31
-0.3%
$47.67
+96.1%
-50.8%$748.48M$1.46B11.7414,600Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
SMP
Standard Motor Products
4.6476 of 5 stars
$23.44
-1.6%
$42.00
+79.2%
-27.5%$512.45M$1.46B14.474,900Upcoming Earnings

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