Zacks Research Predicts Gentex’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gentex in a report released on Thursday, May 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.43. Gentex had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 17.49%. The firm had revenue of $576.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $578.68 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also commented on GNTX. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $32.50 price target (down from $37.00) on shares of Gentex in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Guggenheim lowered their price objective on Gentex from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Baird R W downgraded Gentex from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on Gentex from $29.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Gentex currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $28.31.

Gentex Price Performance

Gentex stock opened at $23.07 on Monday. Gentex has a one year low of $20.28 and a one year high of $35.32. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.49 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.11, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Gentex by 4.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,581,938 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $526,159,000 after acquiring an additional 886,785 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Gentex by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 18,023,056 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $517,802,000 after acquiring an additional 1,038,912 shares during the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its stake in Gentex by 40.1% in the first quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 7,728,209 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $180,067,000 after acquiring an additional 2,211,392 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Gentex by 46.2% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 7,673,701 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $178,797,000 after acquiring an additional 2,424,471 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC increased its stake in Gentex by 10.7% in the first quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 7,082,055 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $165,012,000 after acquiring an additional 687,329 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.76% of the company’s stock.

Gentex Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.08%. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.07%.

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.