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GNTX vs. VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, BC, BWA, ITT, LEA, MGA, and MOD

Should you be buying Gentex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gentex include Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), Brunswick (BC), BorgWarner (BWA), ITT (ITT), Lear (LEA), Magna International (MGA), and Modine Manufacturing (MOD).

Gentex vs. Its Competitors

Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Gentex had 10 more articles in the media than Visteon. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gentex and 4 mentions for Visteon. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Visteon's score of 1.24 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gentex
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Visteon
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Visteon shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Visteon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Gentex presently has a consensus price target of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Visteon has a consensus price target of $124.54, indicating a potential upside of 0.26%. Given Gentex's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Visteon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Visteon
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Visteon's net margin of 7.61%. Visteon's return on equity of 23.22% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gentex16.82% 16.86% 14.90%
Visteon 7.61%23.22%10.65%

Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Visteon pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Gentex pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Visteon pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Gentex has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gentex has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Visteon. Visteon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gentex$2.38B2.61$404.49M$1.7716.05
Visteon$3.87B0.88$274M$10.4911.84

Summary

Visteon beats Gentex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.23B$6.50B$22.08B$10.50B
Dividend Yield1.67%2.42%2.76%4.58%
P/E Ratio16.0523.3418.3426.62
Price / Sales2.6119.7544.2991.77
Price / Cash12.9335.1421.7661.85
Price / Book2.612.942.976.45
Net Income$404.49M$180.12M$821.58M$271.57M
7 Day Performance-2.27%1.01%1.14%2.61%
1 Month Performance0.85%1.67%0.29%7.28%
1 Year Performance-8.09%35.63%9.50%29.60%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
4.215 of 5 stars
$28.40
+0.0%
$28.63
+0.8%
-5.8%$6.23B$2.38B16.056,184Positive News
Analyst Revision
VC
Visteon
4.2624 of 5 stars
$123.93
-0.5%
$124.54
+0.5%
+31.4%$3.38B$3.87B11.8110,000
ADNT
Adient
3.3634 of 5 stars
$24.19
+0.8%
$21.75
-10.1%
+10.5%$1.97B$14.69B-9.1370,000Positive News
ALV
Autoliv
3.2618 of 5 stars
$126.42
+0.3%
$122.92
-2.8%
+36.2%$9.71B$10.46B13.8365,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
APTV
Aptiv
4.5589 of 5 stars
$82.80
+0.0%
$85.53
+3.3%
+19.6%$18.03B$19.79B18.95141,000Analyst Upgrade
BC
Brunswick
3.9964 of 5 stars
$65.52
+0.4%
$66.75
+1.9%
-23.3%$4.28B$5.24B105.6815,000Analyst Forecast
BWA
BorgWarner
4.0154 of 5 stars
$43.90
+0.5%
$41.21
-6.1%
+27.2%$9.50B$14.04B46.7038,300Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.5247 of 5 stars
$179.80
+1.3%
$183.67
+2.2%
+21.7%$14.02B$3.63B28.2711,700
LEA
Lear
4.7861 of 5 stars
$105.30
-0.3%
$112.70
+7.0%
-5.2%$5.60B$23.31B12.29173,700Trending News
MGA
Magna International
3.8476 of 5 stars
$46.86
+1.0%
$43.50
-7.2%
+9.6%$13.21B$42.84B11.00170,000
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
2.873 of 5 stars
$152.52
+1.9%
$145.67
-4.5%
+14.9%$8.01B$2.58B43.7011,300Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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