FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By Zacks Research

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Gentex in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 19th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the auto parts company will post earnings of $1.91 per share for the year, down from their prior 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.

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

Gentex Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GNTX opened at $24.50 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.91. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.02. Gentex has a one year low of $24.10 and a one year high of $37.58.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 period last year, the business earned $0.50 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gentex

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Gentex during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 662 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Gentex in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in Gentex by 32.5% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 2,419 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 593 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC raised its stake in Gentex by 33.2% during the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,750 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 686 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

About Gentex

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.