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Gentex (GNTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.56 -0.48 (-2.08%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About Gentex Stock (NASDAQ:GNTX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.46
$23.17
50-Day Range
$20.83
$24.76
52-Week Range
$20.28
$35.32
Volume
2.08 million shs
Average Volume
1.78 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.07 billion
P/E Ratio
12.82
Dividend Yield
2.13%
Price Target
$28.31
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. It sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.

Gentex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

GNTX MarketRank™: 

Gentex scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 87 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 12.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Gentex is 12.82, 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 19.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Gentex has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Gentex has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. 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

    3.62% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gentex has recently decreased by 1.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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

    3.62% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Gentex has recently decreased by 1.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Gentex has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Gentex this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for GNTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Gentex's stock was trading at $28.73 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GNTX shares have decreased by 21.5% and is now trading at $22.56.
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Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The auto parts company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Gentex split on Friday, January 2nd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, December 5th 2014. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 31st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Gentex's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.98%), Wellington Management Group LLP (6.79%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (3.44%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.41%). 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.
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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
5/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Motor vehicle parts & accessories
Sub-Industry
Auto Parts & Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:GNTX
Employees
5,470
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
+25.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.22
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
12.82
Forward P/E Ratio
11.06
P/E Growth
0.84
Net Income
$404.49 million
Pretax Margin
20.41%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.30 billion
Cash Flow
$2.05 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.99
Book Value
$10.87 per share
Price / Book
2.08

Miscellaneous

Free Float
226,500,000
Market Cap
$5.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.85

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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