Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) to Repurchase $400.00 million in Stock

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRMGet Free Report) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, July 23rd, RTT News reports. The company plans to repurchase $400.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto parts company to reacquire up to 36.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Gentherm from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen raised Gentherm from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Gentherm from $38.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Gentherm from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Gentherm from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.60.

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Gentherm Stock Performance

Shares of Gentherm stock opened at $45.61 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.36. Gentherm has a one year low of $27.00 and a one year high of $45.96. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $35.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.81 and a beta of 1.38.

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRMGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The auto parts company reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $404.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $382.90 million. Gentherm had a net margin of 1.47% and a return on equity of 11.25%. The firm’s revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.54 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Gentherm will post 2.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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About Gentherm

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Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ: THRM) is a global developer and supplier of advanced thermal management technologies for automotive, specialty vehicle, medical, consumer and industrial markets. The company’s core focus lies in delivering integrated heating and cooling systems designed to enhance energy efficiency, comfort and safety across a wide range of applications. Gentherm’s product portfolio includes seat thermal systems, heated and ventilated seating surfaces, steering wheel heaters, battery thermal management solutions, and climate systems for electric vehicles.

In the automotive sector, Gentherm partners with leading original equipment manufacturers to engineer and manufacture high-performance thermal solutions that meet stringent industry demands for reduced weight, lower energy consumption and improved passenger comfort.

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