Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Gentex Q1 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Gentex in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the auto parts company will earn $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex’s FY2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim lowered their price target on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $32.50 price target (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on shares of Gentex in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.31.

Gentex Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GNTX opened at $24.67 on Wednesday. Gentex has a 52 week low of $24.10 and a 52 week high of $37.58. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $26.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GNTX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 179.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,000,796 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $59,404,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285,519 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,368,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $159,406,000 after purchasing an additional 285,802 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 54.4% in 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. boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,124,403 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $32,304,000 after purchasing an additional 20,624 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hendershot Investments Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Gentex by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Hendershot Investments Inc. now owns 659,066 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,935,000 after purchasing an additional 24,231 shares in 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.