Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of Gentex Q4 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gentex in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on GNTX. UBS Group began coverage on shares of Gentex in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $34.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Gentex from $39.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Gentex from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Guggenheim dropped their price objective on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.13.

Gentex Stock Performance

Gentex stock opened at $29.15 on Friday. Gentex has a one year low of $28.30 and a one year high of $37.58. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $30.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.05. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a PE ratio of 15.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.65%. Gentex’s payout ratio is 25.67%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lindenwold Advisors INC lifted its position in shares of Gentex by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 12,539 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Gentex by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,446 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association grew its stake in Gentex by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. United Services Automobile Association now owns 17,447 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $588,000 after buying an additional 427 shares during the last quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Gentex by 0.7% during the second quarter. Harfst & Associates Inc. now owns 66,692 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,248,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intellectus Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Gentex by 6.1% in the third quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 8,452 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $251,000 after purchasing an additional 484 shares during the period. 86.76% of the stock is currently 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.