Q1 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By B. Riley

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gentex in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley analyst J. Nichols expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $32.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last posted its 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 return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 17.49%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.50 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on GNTX. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Bank of America reduced their price objective on Gentex from $39.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 14th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Guggenheim dropped their target price 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. decreased their price target on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $33.06.

Gentex Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of Gentex stock opened at $25.72 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.61, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $28.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.68. Gentex has a 1-year low of $24.57 and a 1-year high of $37.58.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were issued 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 1.87%. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gentex during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gentex in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of Gentex by 227.8% in the 3rd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,826 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Gentex in the third quarter valued at about $125,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Gentex by 159.1% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,133 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $147,000 after purchasing an additional 3,152 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

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.