Gentex (GNTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) is a technology manufacturer headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan. Founded in 1974, the company develops products primarily for the automotive industry, along with selected applications in the aerospace and fire-protection markets.

Gentex is best known for its automatic-dimming rearview and side-view mirrors, which use electrochromic technology to reduce glare. Its automotive product portfolio also includes camera-based driver-assistance systems, digital vision and sensing technologies, connected-car products, overhead console systems, and HomeLink universal garage-door and home-control systems. The company supplies products to vehicle manufacturers and serves automotive markets globally.

Outside the automotive sector, Gentex produces optical and electronic products for commercial aircraft and manufactures smoke detectors and signaling devices for the fire-protection industry. Steve Downing serves as Gentex’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.11 to $20.51
• 50-Day Range: $20.07 to $23.87
• 52-Week Range: $19.75 to $26.48
• Volume: 187,743 shs
• Average Volume: 2.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.82
• Dividend Yield: 2.39%
• Price Target: $23.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Gentex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gentex scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 251st out of 484 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Gentex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Gentex has a consensus price target of $23.08, representing about 14.0% upside from its current price of $20.25.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Gentex has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Gentex are expected to grow by 7.92% in the coming year, from $2.02 to $2.18 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gentex is 10.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gentex is 10.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.57.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gentex has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.94% of the float of Gentex has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gentex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.56.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gentex has recently decreased by 3.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Gentex pays a meaningful dividend of 2.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Gentex does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Gentex is 25.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Gentex will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.02% next year. This indicates that Gentex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.34

News Sentiment

Gentex has a news sentiment score of -0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Gentex this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for GNTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Gentex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gentex insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.55% of the stock of Gentex is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.76% of the stock of Gentex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/21 Dividend: 10/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/21 Dividend: 10/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/21/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2026
• Today: 10/30/2026
• 50th Annual Automotive Symposium: 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Automobile Components
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Parts & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GNTX
• CIK: 355811
• Web: www.gentex.com
• Phone: (616) 772-1800
• Fax: 616-772-7348
• Employees: 6,398
• Year Founded: 1974

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Gentex: $23.08
• High Price Target: $26.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.96
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $384.84 million
• Net Margins: 15.15%
• Pretax Margin: 18.08%
• Return on Equity: 16.67%
• Return on Assets: 14.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.92
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.53 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.69
• Cash Flow: $2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.57
• Book Value: $11.66 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 212,950,000
• Free Float: 211,781,000
• Market Cap: $4.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86