FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By Zacks Research

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Gentex in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings of $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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Guggenheim dropped their price target on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price 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 restated a “buy” rating and set a $32.50 price target (down previously from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $31.00 price objective on 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Gentex has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $32.31.

Gentex Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of GNTX stock opened at $24.67 on Monday. Gentex has a 12-month low of $24.10 and a 12-month high of $37.58. The business’s 50 day moving average is $26.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.99. The company has a market capitalization of $5.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by ($0.10). Gentex had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 17.49%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Gentex by 162.4% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,249,230 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $150,810,000 after acquiring an additional 3,248,434 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Gentex during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,959,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Gentex by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,023,056 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $517,802,000 after buying an additional 1,038,912 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Gentex during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $24,479,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Gentex by 66.9% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,657,397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $47,617,000 after acquiring an additional 664,389 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

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.