FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By Zacks Research

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gentex in a report released on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $1.91 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $2.09. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on GNTX. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and set a $32.50 target price (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their price objective on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gentex has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $32.31.

Gentex Price Performance

Shares of GNTX stock opened at $24.67 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a PE ratio of 14.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91. Gentex has a 1 year low of $24.10 and a 1 year high of $37.58. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $28.99.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last released its quarterly 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 net margin of 17.49% and a return on equity of 16.74%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.50 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GNTX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Gentex by 179.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,000,796 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $59,404,000 after acquiring an additional 1,285,519 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Gentex by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,368,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $159,406,000 after purchasing an additional 285,802 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Gentex by 54.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 107,930 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,205,000 after purchasing an additional 38,027 shares in the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,124,403 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $32,304,000 after buying an additional 20,624 shares during the period. Finally, Hendershot Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Gentex by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Hendershot Investments Inc. now owns 659,066 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,935,000 after buying an additional 24,231 shares during the last quarter. 86.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.