What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Gentex Q4 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has reduced its Q4 2025 EPS estimate for Gentex Corporation from $0.45 to $0.44, amidst a broader pessimistic outlook.
• Gentex recently posted Q2 2025 earnings of $0.47 per share, beating analysts' expectations, and reported revenue growth of 14.8% year-over-year.
• The company announced a stock repurchase plan allowing for the buyback of up to 40 million shares, indicating management's confidence in the stock's value.

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Gentex in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the auto parts company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.45. Zacks Research has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gentex's current full-year earnings is $2.04 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Gentex's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

GNTX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Gentex in a report on Friday, July 11th. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $25.00 target price on Gentex in a report on Friday, July 11th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Gentex from $23.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen raised Gentex from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, B. Riley lifted their target price on Gentex from $28.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $28.63.

Gentex Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of Gentex stock traded up $0.5470 on Monday, reaching $27.9570. 230,762 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,299,240. Gentex has a twelve month low of $20.28 and a twelve month high of $31.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.81 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $24.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.45.

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $657.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $591.94 million. Gentex had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 16.82%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.37 earnings per share. Gentex has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Gentex Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 22nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 8th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Gentex's payout ratio is presently 27.12%.

Gentex announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Wednesday, July 16th that allows the company to repurchase 40,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization allows the auto parts company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 886,785 shares in the last quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Gentex by 3.1% in the second quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 7,964,555 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $175,141,000 after buying an additional 236,346 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 2,424,471 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Gentex by 1.0% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,439,333 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $163,591,000 after buying an additional 74,779 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Gentex by 3.9% in the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 7,359,272 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $161,830,000 after buying an additional 277,217 shares in the last quarter. 86.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.