Seaport Res Ptn Reduces Earnings Estimates for Gentherm

Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ:THRM) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Gentherm in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin now expects that the auto parts company will earn $2.53 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $3.16. The consensus estimate for Gentherm’s current full-year earnings is $3.10 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Gentherm’s FY2026 earnings at $2.78 EPS.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The auto parts company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by ($0.39). Gentherm had a return on equity of 11.43% and a net margin of 4.46%. The company had revenue of $352.91 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $360.29 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.90 EPS. Gentherm’s revenue was down 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on THRM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Gentherm from $56.00 to $51.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Gentherm from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Craig Hallum decreased their price target on shares of Gentherm from $85.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Gentherm from $44.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th.

Gentherm Price Performance

Gentherm stock opened at $33.58 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.22 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $38.08 and its 200 day moving average is $42.51. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Gentherm has a 52-week low of $30.25 and a 52-week high of $58.17.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Hui (Helen) Xu sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.00, for a total value of $105,000.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 18,947 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,774. This represents a 11.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Thomas Stocker sold 1,295 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $42.98, for a total transaction of $55,659.10. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 13,413 shares in the company, valued at approximately $576,490.74. This represents a 8.80 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentherm

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quarry LP increased its stake in Gentherm by 952.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 537 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 486 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Gentherm by 233.8% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 661 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the period. Gladius Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Gentherm in the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. KBC Group NV increased its stake in Gentherm by 82.2% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,822 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 822 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC increased its stake in Gentherm by 117.1% in the 4th quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 1,837 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 991 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 97.13% of the company’s stock.

About Gentherm

Gentherm Incorporated designs, develops, manufactures, and sells thermal management and pneumatic comfort technologies in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Automotive and Medical. The Automotive segment offers climate comfort systems, which include seat heaters, blowers, and thermoelectric devices for variable temperature climate control seats and steering wheel heaters that are designed to provide thermal comfort to automobile passengers; integrated electronic components, such as electronic control units; and other climate comfort systems, including neck and shoulder conditioners and climate control system products for door panels, armrests, cupholders, and storage bins.