Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for Gentex

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gentex in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share.

GNTX has been the subject of several other research reports. Guggenheim dropped their price objective on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Gentex from $33.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Bank of America lowered 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. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on shares of Gentex in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $34.00 price objective for the company. Six investment 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, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $35.13.

Gentex Price Performance

GNTX stock opened at $29.13 on Friday. Gentex has a one year low of $28.30 and a one year high of $37.58. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $30.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.09.

Institutional Trading of Gentex

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GNTX. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Gentex by 15.9% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,124 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $341,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Gentex by 50.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 9,485 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 3,187 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of Gentex by 13.6% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 650,884 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $21,941,000 after acquiring an additional 77,816 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gentex in the 2nd quarter worth about $254,000. Finally, Capital Insight Partners LLC lifted its position in Gentex by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Insight Partners LLC now owns 89,662 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,023,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

Gentex Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.65%. 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.