Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Gentex FY2026 Earnings

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for Gentex in a report released on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst G. Chin expects that the auto parts company will earn $2.22 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last posted its earnings results 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 in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share.

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

Gentex Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GNTX opened at $24.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.93, a PEG 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 business’s 50 day moving average is $26.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GNTX. Forum Financial Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Gentex during the fourth quarter worth approximately $214,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio grew its stake in Gentex by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 109,655 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $3,150,000 after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its holdings in Gentex by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 5,516,817 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $158,498,000 after purchasing an additional 86,929 shares during the period. Novem Group bought a new stake in Gentex during the 4th quarter valued at $279,000. Finally, Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gentex by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC now owns 146,706 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,215,000 after buying an additional 8,102 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.