Q1 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Gentex in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on GNTX. Guggenheim reduced their price target on Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note 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. Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on shares of Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $32.50 target price (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Gentex currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.31.

Gentex Stock Up 0.5 %

Gentex stock opened at $24.50 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.02. Gentex has a 12 month low of $24.10 and a 12 month high of $37.58. The stock has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.92, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last released its 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 Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gentex in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its position in Gentex by 138.8% in the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,139 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Gentex during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of Gentex by 32.5% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 2,419 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Gentex by 33.2% in the fourth quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,750 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $79,000 after buying an additional 686 shares during the period. 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.