Research Analysts Set Expectations for Gentex Q1 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Gentex in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.10). Gentex had a net margin of 17.49% and a return on equity of 16.74%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.50 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 target price (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, 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 report on Thursday, November 21st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Gentex presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $33.06.

Gentex Stock Performance

GNTX stock opened at $24.37 on Friday. Gentex has a one year low of $24.20 and a one year high of $37.58. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.08. The company has a market capitalization of $5.54 billion, a PE ratio of 13.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.97%. Gentex’s payout ratio is 27.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in shares of Gentex by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,023,056 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $517,802,000 after buying an additional 1,038,912 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 7,699,919 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $228,611,000 after purchasing an additional 111,500 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,516,817 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $158,498,000 after purchasing an additional 86,929 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Gentex by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,423,820 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $155,861,000 after purchasing an additional 55,816 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,415,871 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $155,598,000 after purchasing an additional 356,854 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

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.