NASDAQ:GNTX - Gentex Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Gentex announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be given a dividend of $0.115 per share on Wednesday, January 22nd. This represents a $0.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. View Gentex's Dividend History.

Shares of Gentex split 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 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 permits the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) announced its earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The auto parts company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.02. The auto parts company earned $477.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $475.59 million. Gentex had a return on equity of 22.87% and a net margin of 23.09%. Gentex's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.42 EPS. View Gentex's Earnings History.

Gentex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, January 31st 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Gentex.

Gentex will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, January 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

6 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Gentex's stock. Their forecasts range from $20.65 to $37.00. On average, they expect Gentex's share price to reach $29.73 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Gentex.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gentex in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Gentex.

News stories about GNTX stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gentex earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the auto parts company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Gentex.

Gentex saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,930,000 shares, an increase of 7.3% from the December 15th total of 7,390,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,500,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Gentex's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Gentex investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Netflix (NFLX), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Visa (V) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Gentex's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.39%), Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC (0.66%), Country Trust Bank (0.43%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.24%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.19%) and West Coast Financial LLC (0.08%). Company insiders that own Gentex stock include Fred Bauer, Frederick A Sotok, Gary F Goode, Jae Kim, James A Hollars, James H Wallace, John A Mulder, Joseph E Iv Matthews, Kathleen Starkoff, Kevin C Nash, Matthew Chiodo, Neil Boehm, Richard O Schaum, Roger Perry Campbell, 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 PGGM Investments, Hammer Asset Management LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, IFP Advisors Inc and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have sold Gentex company stock in the last year include Gary F Goode, Jae Kim, James A Hollars, James H Wallace, John A Mulder, Kevin C Nash, Matthew Chiodo, Neil Boehm, Roger Perry Campbell, Scott P Ryan and Steven R Downing. View Insider Buying and Selling for Gentex.

GNTX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Country Trust Bank, MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC, PFG Private Wealth Management LLC, Nkcfo LLC, RBA Wealth Management LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC and SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Gentex stock in the last two years include Kathleen Starkoff, Kevin C Nash, Matthew Chiodo, Neil Boehm, Richard O Schaum, Scott P Ryan and Steven R Downing. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GNTX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.30.

Gentex has a market capitalization of $7.67 billion and generates $1.83 billion in revenue each year. The auto parts company earns $437.88 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.62 on an earnings per share basis. Gentex employs 5,707 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Gentex.

The official website for Gentex is http://www.gentex.com/.

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]