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Gentex (GNTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.75 -0.38 (-1.64%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$22.72 -0.03 (-0.14%)
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About Gentex Stock (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.65
$23.20
50-Day Range
$21.25
$23.37
52-Week Range
$20.28
$35.32
Volume
1.94 million shs
Average Volume
1.87 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.11 billion
P/E Ratio
13.30
Dividend Yield
2.11%
Price Target
$28.31
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Gentex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

GNTX MarketRank™: 

Gentex scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 6th out of 88 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Gentex has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Gentex has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Gentex's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Gentex are expected to grow by 5.39% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $2.15 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Gentex is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.69.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gentex is 13.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 23.69.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Gentex has a PEG Ratio of 1.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gentex has a P/B Ratio of 2.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Gentex's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.81% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gentex has recently increased by 6.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Gentex pays a meaningful dividend of 2.08%, 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 28.07%. 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 22.33% next year. This indicates that Gentex will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Gentex's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.81% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gentex has recently increased by 6.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Gentex has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Gentex this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Gentex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Gentex insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $86,083.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.45% 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.

  • Read more about Gentex's insider trading history.
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GNTX Stock News Headlines

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GNTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gentex's stock was trading at $28.73 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GNTX stock has decreased by 20.8% and is now trading at $22.75.

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.43. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Shares of Gentex split before market open on Friday, January 2nd 2015.The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, December 5th 2014. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, December 31st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Gentex include Rowlandmiller & PARTNERS.ADV (0.02%) and Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.. Insiders that own company stock include Corp Gentex, Steven R Downing, Richard O Schaum, Kevin C Nash, Neil Boehm, James A Hollars, Kathleen Starkoff, Scott P Ryan, James H Wallace and Joseph B Anderson Jr.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of GNTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gentex investors own include Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), Comcast (CMCSA), Humana (HUM), McKesson (MCK), American Water Works (AWK) and Charles Schwab (SCHW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/23 Dividend
4/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/23 Dividend
4/09/2025
Dividend Payable
4/23/2025
Last Earnings
4/25/2025
Today
7/07/2025
Record date for 7/23 Dividend
7/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend
7/09/2025
Dividend Payable
7/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG
Sub-Industry
Auto Parts & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GNTX
Employees
6,184
Year Founded
1974

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$28.31
High Stock Price Target
$35.00
Low Stock Price Target
$21.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.22
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
13.33
Forward P/E Ratio
11.17
P/E Growth
1.14
Net Income
$404.49 million
Pretax Margin
19.92%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.31 billion
Cash Flow
$2.16 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.54
Book Value
$10.87 per share
Price / Book
2.10

Miscellaneous

Free Float
223,791,000
Market Cap
$5.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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