Zacks Research Predicts Gentex’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Gentex in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

Several other analysts also recently commented on GNTX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Baird R W downgraded Gentex from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 price objective (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on Gentex from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Gentex from $29.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Gentex currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $28.31.

Gentex Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of Gentex stock opened at $23.07 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a PE ratio of 13.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.85. Gentex has a 52 week low of $20.28 and a 52 week high of $35.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $22.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.03.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43. Gentex had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 17.49%. The business had revenue of $576.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.68 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.47 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 9th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gentex

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GNTX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Gentex by 162.4% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,249,230 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $150,810,000 after purchasing an additional 3,248,434 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Gentex by 487.7% in the first quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,447,651 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $80,330,000 after purchasing an additional 2,860,969 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Gentex by 148.5% in the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,119,232 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $95,978,000 after purchasing an additional 2,461,835 shares during the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Gentex by 40.1% in the first quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 7,728,209 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $180,067,000 after purchasing an additional 2,211,392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Gentex in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $51,959,000. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.