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 1.48%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. View Gentex's Dividend History.

Gentex shares split on the morning of Friday, January 2nd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, December 5th 2014. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell 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 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Saturday, March 10th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) posted its earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The auto parts company reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.02. The auto parts company had revenue of $477.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $475.59 million. Gentex had a net margin of 23.09% and a return on equity of 22.87%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.42 earnings per share. 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Gentex's shares. 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 4.0%. 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 headlines about GNTX stock have been trending extremely negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Gentex earned a coverage optimism score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the auto parts company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Gentex.

Gentex saw a increase in short interest in 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 days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.3 days. Currently, 3.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Gentex's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Gentex include Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Lear (LEA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), LCI Industries (LCII), Dorman Products (DORM), Visteon (VC), Dana (DAN), Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), American Axle & Manufact. (AXL), Stoneridge (SRI), Tower International (TOWR), Spartan Motors (SPAR) and Tenneco (TEN).

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 shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (1.39%), Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC (0.66%), Country Trust Bank (0.43%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.19%), West Coast Financial LLC (0.08%) and PGGM Investments (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, Riverbridge Partners LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, IFP Advisors Inc, Cerebellum GP LLC, West Coast Financial LLC and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Country Trust Bank, MorganRosel Wealth Management LLC, Nkcfo LLC, RBA Wealth Management LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC, FormulaFolio Investments LLC and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. 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 $30.98.

Gentex has a market capitalization of $7.84 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]