NASDAQ:GNTX - Gentex Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Gentex declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.115 per share on Wednesday, January 22nd. This represents a $0.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.64%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 7th. View Gentex's Dividend History.

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

Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January, 31st. The auto parts company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.01. The auto parts company earned $443.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $445.94 million. Gentex had a return on equity of 22.29% and a net margin of 22.85%. The company's revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.41 EPS. View Gentex's Earnings History.

Gentex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Gentex.

Gentex issued an update on its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, January, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.91-2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.95 billion.

6 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Gentex's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Gentex's stock price to reach $32.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.5% from the stock's current price. 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 trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news 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 daily sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the auto parts company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Gentex.

Gentex saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 6,260,000 shares, a decrease of 15.5% from the January 30th total of 7,410,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,480,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.2 days. Currently, 2.5% of the company's stock are sold short. 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), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Netflix (NFLX), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Alibaba Group (BABA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI).

Gentex's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.54%), Maj Invest Holding A S (1.98%), FMR LLC (1.75%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.74%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.56%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.55%). 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, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ , Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Nitorum Capital L.P., Prudential Financial Inc., Man Group plc and Grimes & Company Inc.. 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 Point72 Asset Management L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., State of Michigan Retirement System, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Schroder Investment Management Group, Maj Invest Holding A S and TD Asset Management Inc.. 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 $27.98.

Gentex has a market capitalization of $7.08 billion and generates $1.86 billion in revenue each year. The auto parts company earns $424.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.66 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]