Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Gentex Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gentex in a research note issued on Monday, December 23rd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.51 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

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

Gentex Price Performance

Shares of Gentex stock opened at $29.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.63, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.93. Gentex has a 12 month low of $28.30 and a 12 month high of $37.58.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GNTX. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Gentex by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,368,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $159,406,000 after purchasing an additional 285,802 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.0% during the second quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 4,259,831 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $143,599,000 after buying an additional 43,457 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of Gentex by 10.1% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 392,445 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $11,651,000 after buying an additional 36,134 shares during the last quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Gentex by 56.4% in the second quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 109,451 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,690,000 after purchasing an additional 39,470 shares during the period. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gentex during the second quarter worth $1,037,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 8th. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.67%.

Gentex Company Profile

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.