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

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

Gentex declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Wednesday, April 18th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 5th. This is an increase from Gentex's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View Gentex's Dividend History.

Shares of Gentex split on the morning of Friday, January 2nd 2015. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, December 5th 2014. The newly issued shares were distributed 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 of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Saturday, March 10th 2018, which permits the company to buyback 20,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 20th. The auto parts company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.40. The auto parts company earned $465.42 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $478.06 million. Gentex had a net margin of 23.27% and a return on equity of 19.05%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.33 EPS. 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 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Gentex's shares. Their predictions range from $23.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Gentex's share price to reach $25.6667 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Gentex.

Gentex saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 11,395,409 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the April 13th total of 9,822,386 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,956,902 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.9 days. Currently, 4.2% of the company's shares are short sold.

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Press coverage about GNTX stock has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 0.23 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the auto parts company an impact score of 47.65 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Gentex's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional 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 $23.89.

Gentex has a market capitalization of $6.64 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]