FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Gentex Issued By Zacks Research

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Gentex in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $1.91 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

GNTX has been the topic of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 target price on Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 price target (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim lowered their price target on Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gentex currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.31.

Gentex Stock Performance

Gentex stock opened at $24.37 on Monday. Gentex has a 52-week low of $24.20 and a 52-week high of $37.58. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $27.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.85, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last announced its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 EPS 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 period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Gentex in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Gentex by 138.8% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,139 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Gentex in the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its holdings in Gentex by 32.5% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 2,419 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC increased its holdings in Gentex by 33.2% in the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,750 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

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

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.