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Gentex (GNTX) Competitors

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GNTX vs. APTV, ALSN, BWA, MOD, LEA, DORM, DAN, LCII, THRM, and SMP

Should you be buying Gentex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gentex include Aptiv (APTV), Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Lear (LEA), Dorman Products (DORM), Dana (DAN), LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), and Standard Motor Products (SMP). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.

Gentex vs. Its Competitors

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Aptiv 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
Aptiv$19.71B0.79$1.79B$6.0411.78
Gentex$2.31B2.22$404.49M$1.7113.36

Aptiv has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Aptiv and Aptiv both had 15 articles in the media. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Gentex's score of 1.16 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Aptiv
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gentex
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gentex has a net margin of 17.01% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 7.93%. Aptiv's return on equity of 17.24% beat Gentex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aptiv7.93% 17.24% 6.99%
Gentex 17.01%16.11%14.28%

Aptiv presently has a consensus target price of $81.61, suggesting a potential upside of 14.70%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.31, suggesting a potential upside of 23.97%. Given Gentex's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gentex is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aptiv
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Gentex
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

Summary

Aptiv beats Gentex on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GNTX vs. The Competition

MetricGentexAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.14B$5.85B$16.61B$8.87B
Dividend Yield2.18%2.61%2.88%4.13%
P/E Ratio13.3845.6023.2419.82
Price / Sales2.2214.2134.91110.66
Price / Cash10.0226.8417.7227.49
Price / Book2.102.852.535.39
Net Income$404.49M$173.36M$764.20M$248.34M
7 Day Performance4.81%3.71%1.67%1.25%
1 Month Performance5.83%9.00%3.35%5.41%
1 Year Performance-32.05%24.20%3.87%18.07%

Gentex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNTX
Gentex
4.6402 of 5 stars
$22.84
+3.9%
$28.31
+24.0%
-34.8%$5.14B$2.31B13.386,184Positive News
APTV
Aptiv
4.7857 of 5 stars
$66.57
-0.7%
$81.56
+22.5%
-3.2%$14.49B$19.71B11.02141,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALSN
Allison Transmission
4.2427 of 5 stars
$92.94
+2.4%
$98.38
+5.8%
+25.2%$7.83B$3.23B10.764,000
BWA
BorgWarner
4.2337 of 5 stars
$32.76
-0.1%
$37.47
+14.4%
+3.8%$7.20B$14.09B26.2138,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MOD
Modine Manufacturing
3.8495 of 5 stars
$97.23
+0.5%
$135.25
+39.1%
-1.7%$5.09B$2.58B28.4311,300News Coverage
LEA
Lear
4.9595 of 5 stars
$91.05
0.0%
$107.09
+17.6%
-16.9%$4.87B$23.31B10.67173,700Trending News
Analyst Forecast
DORM
Dorman Products
3.1202 of 5 stars
$124.87
+1.3%
$143.50
+14.9%
+34.1%$3.81B$2.01B17.923,787Positive News
DAN
Dana
3.6966 of 5 stars
$16.89
-2.0%
$20.43
+21.0%
+41.7%$2.46B$10.28B-70.3839,600
LCII
LCI Industries
3.9307 of 5 stars
$90.72
+2.4%
$114.50
+26.2%
-11.7%$2.29B$3.74B14.8711,500News Coverage
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THRM
Gentherm
3.9062 of 5 stars
$27.96
+1.3%
$48.00
+71.7%
-42.6%$862.85M$1.46B17.4814,600
SMP
Standard Motor Products
3.455 of 5 stars
$30.69
+1.4%
N/A+10.7%$674.57M$1.46B21.925,600

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This page (NASDAQ:GNTX) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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