Q1 Earnings Estimate for Gentex Issued By B. Riley

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gentex in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 3rd. B. Riley analyst J. Nichols expects that the auto parts company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $32.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gentex’s current full-year earnings is $2.10 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Gentex’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on GNTX. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Gentex from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 28th. Guggenheim reduced their price target 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. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Gentex from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Gentex from $34.00 to $32.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Bank of America dropped their price target on Gentex from $39.00 to $35.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.06.

Gentex Price Performance

Shares of GNTX stock opened at $25.30 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $28.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.63. Gentex has a one year low of $24.57 and a one year high of $37.58. The firm has a market cap of $5.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.91.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $0.50 earnings per share.

Gentex Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 8th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.90%. Gentex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.27%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gentex

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GNTX. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Gentex during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Synergy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Gentex during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its stake in shares of Gentex by 227.8% during the third quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,826 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,269 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Gentex in the third quarter valued at about $125,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Gentex by 159.1% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,133 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 3,152 shares during the period. 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.