NASDAQ:GNTX - Gentex Stock Price, Price Target & More

Gentex trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GNTX."

Gentex announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 6th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Wednesday, July 18th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 5th. View Gentex's Dividend History.

Gentex shares 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 payable to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, December 31st 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Gentex stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Gentex declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Saturday, March 10th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.40. The auto parts company had revenue of $465.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $478.06 million. Gentex had a net margin of 23.27% and a return on equity of 19.05%. Gentex's revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.33 earnings per share. View Gentex's Earnings History.

Gentex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July, 20th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Gentex.

9 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Gentex's shares. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Gentex's share price to reach $25.6667 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Gentex.

Gentex saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,047,402 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the April 30th total of 11,395,409 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,692,937 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.7 days. Approximately 4.8% of the company's stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Gentex include Aptiv (APTV), Magna International (MGA), Valeo (VLEEY), Lear (LEA), Autoliv (ALV), Isuzu Motors (ISUZY), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), BorgWarner (BWA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Adient (ADNT), Delphi Technologies (DLPH), Dana (DAN), Dongfeng Motor Group (DNFGY), Tenneco (TEN) and Cooper Standard (CPS).

Media headlines about GNTX stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Gentex earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the auto parts company an impact score of 45.30 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Gentex's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.78%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (4.06%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (2.35%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.96%), Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN (1.55%) and Millennium Management LLC (1.24%). Company insiders that own Gentex stock include Fred Bauer, Frederick A Sotok, Gary F Goode, James H Wallace, John A Mulder, Joseph E Iv Matthews, Kevin C Nash, Scott P Ryan and Steven R Downing. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Gentex.

GNTX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Bahl & Gaynor Inc., Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN, Pegasus Partners Ltd. and Sei Investments Co.. Company insiders that have sold Gentex company stock in the last year include Fred Bauer, Frederick A Sotok, James H Wallace, John A Mulder, Joseph E Iv Matthews, Kevin C Nash, Scott P Ryan and Steven R Downing. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gentex.

GNTX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, WBI Investments Inc., Origin Asset Management LLP, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Eaton Vance Management, American Century Companies Inc., Robecosam AG and First Pacific Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gentex.

Shares of GNTX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GNTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.49.

Gentex has a market capitalization of $6.55 billion and generates $1.79 billion in revenue each year. The auto parts company earns $406.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.28 on an earnings per share basis. Gentex employs 5,481 workers across the globe.

Gentex's mailing address is 600 NORTH CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI, 49464. The auto parts company can be reached via phone at 616-772-1800 or via email at [email protected]